People in Surrey are a step closer to having increased access to inpatient renal care now that a business plan has been approved for a new renal hemodialysis unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital.

Patients requiring emergency travel for medical care will benefit from a new state-of-the-art fleet of air ambulance airplanes.

More people in British Columbia were able to access a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scan in 2023-24 than ever before, thanks to more machines, hours of operation and technologist staff being added to the public health-care system.

With warmer temperatures on the way and weather experts forecasting a hot summer, the Province and public-health officials are taking several steps to help people stay safe this summer and are asking people to plan ahead.

B.C. is taking action to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks.