People in Williams Lake and the Cariboo-Chilcotin are a step closer to having enhanced health care close to home as Interior Health has signed a contract for the construction of the Cariboo Memorial Hospital (CMH) redevelopment project with the preferred proponent, Graham Design Builders LP.

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has released the following statement to thank Cathy Ulrich, CEO of Northern Health, for 20 years of service on Northern Health’s leadership team as she has announced that she will retire this year:

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has released the following statement in response to actions taken by the Medical Services Commission regarding services provided by Harrison Healthcare:

A new family physician payment model has come into effect to help more family physicians start or continue their practice and ensure people throughout the province have access to primary care.

People in British Columbia are reminded to get vaccinated with a bivalent COVID-19 booster for the most effective protection against the Omicron variants of COVID-19.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer (PHO), has issued the following statement to welcome new doctors to British Columbia’s public health leadership team:

Significant efforts are underway to stabilize and improve access to reliable health-care services, including emergency care, in Port Hardy and the Mount Waddington region.

Influenza continues to decline in British Columbia, following an earlier-than-usual peak in late November and early December 2022.