After months of excavation and site preparation, the first concrete will be poured today at the eight-storey expansion to the Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH).

Karla Reilander of Surrey is enjoying her new Cuisinox Elite seven-piece cookware set after becoming the second winner in the Healthy Families BC contest. You can enter to win weekly prizes just like Karla by simply registering online with Healthy Families BC.

A new $10-million provincewide program will benefit rural communities and support physicians by improving patient access to rural emergency services.

How much sodium, represented in cups of salt, does the average British Columbian consume each year? The correct answer is 11. To stay healthy, we need less than the equivalent of five cups of salt a year.

B.C. businesses now have access to a comprehensive guide that provides information on how to create a business environment that is safe and comfortable for seniors.

The Province has unveiled a suite of multimedia training resources that will support physicians and other health professionals to educate seniors in ways to prevent falls and stay healthy.

Effective July 4, 2011, pharmacies in B.C. will no longer offer incentives such as loyalty points or rewards on the portion of prescriptions paid for by PharmaCare, in order to prevent taxpayer money from subsidizing these programs.

The Interior Heart and Surgical Centre Project reached a critical milestone today with the announcement of the three proponents shortlisted following the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to design, build, finance and maintain the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre (IHSC) Building.