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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 11:00 AM
More than 248,000 people have been connected to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since the Health Connect Registry launched provincewide in July 2023.
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Monday, August 19, 2024 8:30 AM
Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, has issued the following statement to make sure children in B.C. are up to date on all their vaccines as part of back-to-school preparations:
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024 1:10 PM
The Province is taking action to improve care for a growing population with overlapping mental-health and addiction challenges and brain injuries from toxic-drug poisonings by appointing a chief scientific advisor to develop solutions to address their unique needs.
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Friday, May 31, 2024 10:04 AM
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.
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Friday, April 26, 2024 1:25 PM
B.C. is taking action to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks.
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 1:45 PM
People will soon have better access to health-care services as planning completes for a new renal hemodialysis building at the Surrey Memorial Hospital and decanting begins for two new cardiac catheterization suites and a second interventional radiology suite, as the Province continues to fulfil its commitment to support patients and health-care providers.
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Friday, January 26, 2024 12:30 PM
The Province has appointed Dan Levitt as the new seniors advocate for British Columbia as government continues to support oversight and advocacy toward seniors care and the programs and services seniors need.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1:00 PM
The Province continues to put people first by launching the new Allied Health Strategic Plan (AHSP), which focuses on recruitment, retention, training and redesigning of the allied health workforce, to ensure people have access to the health-care providers they need.
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023 10:55 AM
People in Surrey are a significant step closer to better access to health care as the Province is breaking ground on a new second hospital in Surrey and new cancer centre.
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 12:15 PM
More people in Delta and surrounding area will have access to high-quality long-term care as Fraser Health prepares to build a new care community with 200 beds.
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