The Practice Ready Assessment program assesses internationally trained physicians for practice in B.C. As part of the program, doctors undergo a rigorous assessment process, spending three months with a B.C. physician who evaluates their skills as they care for patients. Physicians successfully completing the program commit to practice for at least three years in a designated rural community in need.

A $100,000 grant from the Ministry of Health will assist the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks to outfit their new community health centre with medical equipment, supplies and furniture.

British Columbia is experiencing an unprecedented rise in overdoses.

Dr. Doug Cochrane, provincial patient safety and quality officer for British Columbia and chair of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, will lead a review of the functioning of IHealth, the new electronic health record system at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

Health Minister Terry Lake announced $50,000 in new funding to Pain BC today.

Health Minister Terry Lake announced $100,000 to the Gastrointestinal Society to support its three-pronged community outreach programming aimed at helping support the digestive health of British Columbia's seniors.

Updated statistics from the BC Coroners Service show the number of illicit drug overdose deaths among B.C. residents has increased.

BC Transplant celebrated a major milestone that will help save lives in British Columbia: the one-millionth registration in the province’s Organ Donor Registry.

Stroke is a serious medical emergency, and recognizing the signs and taking immediate action is crucial. To help create awareness around this, the Province has contributed $600,000 to the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s FAST awareness campaign.

The Province and partners collectively will be investing more than $7.5 million to support youth who are at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative.