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B.C. Budget 2024: focused on new health-care infrastructure, not

WEBA ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. B.C.’s Budget 2024 looks to expand on health-care services and new infrastructure over the next three years, but there is nothing specific to address ongoing emergency room closures throughout the province or …

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B.C. should review vaccination order for remote health-care …

WEBA B.C. judge has asked Dr. Bonnie Henry to review the province’s blanket ban on all unvaccinated health-care workers, noting that it may not be justifiable for those who could be working remotely. The suggestion came down in a May 10 ruling from B.C. Supreme Court Justice Simon Coval, who was reviewing a number of claims from …

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Workers nursing health care to positive outcomes for B.C.

WEBAccording to the In-Plain-Sight survey, just 27 per cent of Indigenous respondents felt their needs were taken care of when accessing health care, compared to 59 per cent of non-Indigenous patients. Fifty-eight per cent of non-Indigenous respondents received the medication they asked for, compared to that of 35 per cent of Indigenous …

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B.C. approves health research centre construction at new St. Paul’s

WEBBritish Columbia’s provincial government is going ahead with the construction of a $638-million “state-of-the-art” research centre at the new St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.

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Medical complications: Study shows B.C. hospital needs growing …

WEBA British Columbia study showing that hospitalized patients’ medical issues have become increasingly complex also highlights the need to address the growing pressures of an aging population on overworked health professionals, the …

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Abbotsford hospital patients and staff behind new information on

WEBA long-awaited, international medical study recently published in the Lancet was made possible partly due to Abbotsford hospital patients and staff.

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Lower Mainland overdose prevention site sees dramatic increase …

WEBFraser Health’s new overdose prevention site in Maple Ridge is seeing much use, with numbers growing sharply during the first few months of operation.

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B.C. communities need to prep for heat dome-level events …

WEBCommunities across British Columbia needs to prepare for a climate-related health crisis like the deadly 2021 heat dome every year, according to the lead contributor to a report on health risks associated with climate change.

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Doctors, nurses want B.C. to limit wildfire, climate impacts of LNG

WEBA group of about 500 physicians and nurses across the country have issued their own public health advisory on the fracking and liquefied natural gas industry and how it’s connected to wildfires and other environmental emergencies.

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The pool at Mission’s Leisure Centre re-opens today

WEBPatrick Penner Dec 8, 2020 1:00 PM. File photo. The pool at Mission’s Leisure Centre re-opens today (Dec. 8), after being closed since March. Patrons can now pre-register in a select number of aquatic activities, such a length swims, family swims, water yoga and water walking – but schedules may change based on public health orders.

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70 new affordable homes now available in Mission

WEBDec 18, 2019 9:30 AM. Close to 70 new affordable homes are now available for low- to middle-income families and individuals as a new rental apartment building has opened in Mission. Located at 7251 Cedar Valley Connector, Cedar Valley Suites provides 68 rental homes, including 53 market rental homes that will be affordable for households with

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Substance exposure put 36 health workers on WorkSafeBC …

WEBThirty-six health care workers received compensation through WorkSafeBC in 2023 after being exposed to substances of various kinds, including drugs. B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains revealed that figure Tuesday (April 9) while answering questions about his ministry’s budget. “So 36 health care

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INFOGRAPHIC: Hand-washing key to halting coronavirus, but …

WEBAs officials ask Canadians to wash their hands more to stem the spread of a novel coronavirus, doctors in B.C.’s hospitals will also have to do much better if they hope to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 and other communicable illnesses.

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UPDATE: Fraser Health will not occupy beds at Mission’s Christine

WEBUPDATE: Fraser Health has said all the hospice beds at Mission Memorial Hospital will continue to serve palliative patients. In a Dec. 18 email, the health authority said they routinely review their capacity to meet the needs of their communities, which includes seeing where there are under-utilized beds.

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UPDATE: Physicians’ rep takes Fraser Health to task over Peace …

WEBThe White Rock-South Surrey Division of Family Practice is calling out Fraser Health, saying it has created an unsafe situation for expectant mothers on the Semiahmoo Peninsula.

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COVID-19 outbreak declared at Mission Memorial Hospital

WEBPatrick Penner Feb 18, 2021 7:22 AM Feb 23, 2021 3:35 PM. A COVID-19 outbreak has occurred as Mission Memorial Hospital, according to a Feb. 18 news release from Fraser Health’s website. Kevin Mills / Mission Record. Three patients in Mission Memorial Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, and Fraser Health has declared an outbreak.

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Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman urges action to address …

WEBB.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says an announcement should be coming “within two weeks” about plans to help alleviate the issues at the Lonzo Road homeless camp in Abbotsford.

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