BC Gov News

Harwinder Sandhu, Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care, has issued the following statement in recognition of Advance Care Planning Day on Tuesday, April 16, 2024:

A new community health centre will give Bowen Island residents better access to timely, team-based health care close to home.

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking the eighth anniversary of the toxic-drug public-health emergency:

Patients are benefiting from convenient, safe and timely acute-level care from the comfort of their own home as the Hospital at Home (HaH) program launches in several hospitals in Vancouver.

Older adults and their caregivers will benefit from expanded adult day programming designed for South Asian seniors with 162 additional spaces per week as part of the Province’s continued investments in seniors’ care.

Patients looking for a family physician or a nurse practitioner will be better supported, as the Province provides an update on the work already underway and introduces new digital tools for providers to improve and speed up the connection process.

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has released the following statement on the third-annual B.C. Indigenous Nurses Day, April 10, 2024:

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, has released the following statement on Public Health Week, April 8-12, 2024:

Starting Monday, April 8, 2024, people in British Columbia will have access to a free spring COVID-19 vaccine booster to maintain and extend protection for themselves and their loved ones against serious illnesses from COVID-19.

People on the Saanich Peninsula will benefit from the creation of a new after-hours primary-care clinic at the Peninsula Health Unit.