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Saturday, May 5, 2018 11:15 AM
To help more lower income British Columbians and expectant mothers gain access to healthy, locally grown food, government is expanding the BC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program, Health Minster Adrian Dix and Agriculture Minister Lana Popham announced.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 10:15 AM
In addition to increasing access to surgeries and MRIs, the Government of British Columbia is bringing into force outstanding sections of the Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2003, to further support patients and strengthen B.C.’s public health-care system, Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, announced today.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:15 AM
The British Columbia government is launching a new, four-part surgical strategy aimed at reducing wait times for the health care British Columbians need.
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Monday, March 19, 2018 9:45 AM
British Columbia hospitals will perform 900 more dental surgeries in the coming year to improve access to care for vulnerable children and adults, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced today.
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Friday, April 7, 2017 8:00 AM
Children and families will have more opportunities to get involved with the YMCA, thanks to a total of $11 million in government funding.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017 1:45 PM
The Province announced $2 million to the Michael Cuccione Foundation to support new advances in research at Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research program at BC Children's Hospital.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017 10:15 AM
Health Minister Terry Lake celebrated the substantial completion of the Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Centre, which will care for people with mental-health or substance-use challenges.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 1:15 PM
To provide better access to needed health services, Health Minister Terry Lake announced an additional $25 million to increase surgical capacity in the next year. He also announced the provincial government will fund four new MRI machines.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 10:10 AM
The Province, in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health and the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, announced a $102-million project for 16 new state-of-the-art operating rooms to be built at the Jim Pattison Pavilion at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH).
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Friday, February 3, 2017 10:00 AM
Health Minister Terry Lake announced $4 million provided to the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) to strengthen health research in British Columbia.
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