BC Gov News

Year two of the B.C. Surgical and Diagnostic Imaging Strategy continues to move forward with the opening of a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite at Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH).

People in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will have increased access to team-based health care with the launch of two primary care networks (PCNs), and an urgent and primary care centre (UPCC).

People in the Peace region are invited to participate in a community meeting to discuss the development of accessibility legislation for British Columbia.

The Government of British Columbia has appointed Dr. Devin Harris as the new chair of the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council (BCPSQC).

The Province has provided $100,000 in funding to the Centre for Seniors Information BC Interior Society.

A room in the new patient care tower at Royal Inland Hospital will be dedicated to the memory of Darrin Yusishen, a Kamloops resident who passed away in 2018 after a brave fight with brain cancer.

Members of the Ambulance Paramedics and Ambulance Dispatchers Bargaining Association and the Health Employers’ Association of BC employer-members have ratified an agreement under government’s Sustainable Services Negotiating Mandate.

British Columbians are now able to sign up for public health notifications advising people of potential or existing poor air quality in their communities.

Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, has issued the following statement on concussion awareness: