Three qualified teams have been shortlisted to participate in the next stage of the competitive selection process to design and build a new hospital in the Village of Queen Charlotte.

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid released the following statement on the response to flooding at Surrey Memorial Hospital due to a damaged water main.

Remote First Nations communities throughout British Columbia will receive $700,000 from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, through funding from the Provincial Health Services Authority, to grow community gardens - helping to provide fresh produce to those who would otherwise have limited access to these healthy foods.

We are writing as Public Health Physicians to respond to and comment on Dr. Jefferson's letter on the Cochrane Collaborative's review of the effectiveness of vaccinating health care workers as a means of protecting vulnerable patients or residents of long term care facilities.

The nurse-call system at East Kootenay Regional Hospital is being upgraded, improving patient safety.

Local governments can now apply to have their efforts in creating supportive environments for their community’s seniors recognized.