Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has released the following statement about the passing of Dr. Doug Cochrane:

People in the Squamish area will benefit from a new state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner being installed at Squamish General Hospital (SGH).

People are one step closer to accessing enhanced health services as government has approved the business plan for the new BC Cancer centre at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops.

A new, dedicated mental-health and substance-use treatment area within the expanded Peace Arch Hospital emergency department is now fully open, supporting people presenting to hospital with a quiet and calming environment to receive care.

Seniors in Vernon and the surrounding areas will have more care options as Creekside Landing Community Campus completes an expansion at its long-term care facility in Vernon.

People in North Okanagan and Shuswap areas will have improved access to care through a newly established primary-care network (PCN), which will add nearly 75 health-care providers to the region.

People in Vernon and the North Okanagan will have improved access to expanded mental-health and substance-use services as the Province moves forward with a new, state-of-the-art in-patient psychiatric unit at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has released the following statement on expanding medical assistance in dying (MAiD):