Healthcare

Hospital Employees Union members from Vernon’s Heron Grove hosted a two-hour rally outside the facility Wednesday, Sept. 27. Staff at Heron Grove and six other facilities owned and operated by the Good Samaritan Canada Society hosted rallies as they try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. (Roger Knox - Black Press)

B.C. care facilities rally outside in contract dispute

Staff at Good Samaritan Canada facilities in Vernon, Penticton, Salmon Arm and Coast seek support

 

A registered nurse pulls on an N-95 mask in a COVID Acute Care Unit in Seattle, Washington. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Masking returning to B.C. hospitals, clinics as respiratory illnesses rise

COVID-19, influenza vaccines to begin rolling out in early October

 

B.C’s Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks at a health care announcement at Surrey Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. says $20 million will reduce travel costs for cancer patients

New funds especially important for patients in rural, remote areas, health minister says

 

L-R: Lisa Pasin, Foundation Executive Director and Emily Larochelle, Registered Nurse from KBRH’s Tier 3 NICU, gratefully accept this generous donation from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation. Photo: Submitted

Schmirler foundation donates $16,000+ to KBRH neonatal care

NICU is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants

L-R: Lisa Pasin, Foundation Executive Director and Emily Larochelle, Registered Nurse from KBRH’s Tier 3 NICU, gratefully accept this generous donation from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation. Photo: Submitted
Malika Lim is one of 31 British Columbians who together authored a report on primary care reform in B.C., including 25 recommendations for change. (Photo courtesy of Malika Lim)

Patient-led report calls for primary care reform in B.C.

Panel of 31 British Columbians recommends community health centres, expanded care coverage

Malika Lim is one of 31 British Columbians who together authored a report on primary care reform in B.C., including 25 recommendations for change. (Photo courtesy of Malika Lim)
Relatives of Maurice “Mo” Miller, Mary Miller-Duffy, his sister, center left, and Sue Duffy, her wife, embrace after seeing his body at NYU Langone Health in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. For a history-making 61 days and despite a brief rejection blip, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside his brain-dead body. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute:…

Relatives of Maurice “Mo” Miller, Mary Miller-Duffy, his sister, center left, and Sue Duffy, her wife, embrace after seeing his body at NYU Langone Health in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. For a history-making 61 days and despite a brief rejection blip, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside his brain-dead body. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
The Parkbusters, a blend of Kootenay Robusters (in pink and black) and Parkland Dragon Boat Racing Club members from Edmonton (white and green), gather for a photo. The women raced together at the Penticton Dragon Boat festival on Sept. 9 and Sept. 10. With an average age of 63 they proved that dragon boating is a lifetime sport and you’re never too old to have fun. Photo: A random paddler walking by

Kootenay dragon boaters paddle in Penticton to celebrate end of season

Robusters would never let a detail like too few members get in the way of a competition

The Parkbusters, a blend of Kootenay Robusters (in pink and black) and Parkland Dragon Boat Racing Club members from Edmonton (white and green), gather for a photo. The women raced together at the Penticton Dragon Boat festival on Sept. 9 and Sept. 10. With an average age of 63 they proved that dragon boating is a lifetime sport and you’re never too old to have fun. Photo: A random paddler walking by
Physician shortage temporary closes Oliver hospital emergency. (File photo)

South Okanagan emergency department closes 4 days in a row

South Okanagan General Hospital emergency has struggled to staff doctors for months

Physician shortage temporary closes Oliver hospital emergency. (File photo)
Photos: Dan Caverly

Sun shines for gratitude garden opening at Trail care home

Photos: Main courtyard and special care gardens open at Columbia View Lodge

Photos: Dan Caverly
Taryn Jenner, KBRH Radiology Technician, displaying the C-Arm, and Lisa Pasin, KBRH Health Foundation Executive Director,(left) accept this generous contribution and thank their partners who have played an important role in bringing state of the art medical equipment to KBRH. Photo: Submitted

Woodward foundation donates $75,000 to Trail hospital

A C-Arm provides high quality resolution imaging during open surgery & minimally invasive procedures

Taryn Jenner, KBRH Radiology Technician, displaying the C-Arm, and Lisa Pasin, KBRH Health Foundation Executive Director,(left) accept this generous contribution and thank their partners who have played an important role in bringing state of the art medical equipment to KBRH. Photo: Submitted
Fraser Health has launched its virtual psychiatric unit September 2023. It’s the first of its kind in B.C. and had admitted and discharged 140 patients so far. (Fraser Health)

Fraser Health launches 1st virtual psychiatry unit in B.C.

It operates the like a brick-and-mortar hospital, but patients are in the comfort of their own home

Fraser Health has launched its virtual psychiatric unit September 2023. It’s the first of its kind in B.C. and had admitted and discharged 140 patients so far. (Fraser Health)
Photo: Trail Times

COVID outbreak at Trail hospital declared over

Seven patients, 11 staff members and one death connected to the outbreak

Photo: Trail Times
Photo: Trail Times

18 cases in COVID outbreak at Trail hospital

Interior Health reports 11 staff members have come down with the virus, and seven patients

Photo: Trail Times
“Thanks to our friends at the CIBC Foundation and their commitment to a world where no one has to fear a cancer diagnosis, we’re proud to announce their $10,000 donation to help purchase a colonoscope … ” L-R: Melissa Archambault, foundation board director accepts this donation from the Trail CIBC team members, Manisha, Anna and Alicia. Photo: Submitted

CIBC Foundation donates $10,000 to cancer care at Trail hospital

A colonoscope is used in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions in the colon, including cancer

“Thanks to our friends at the CIBC Foundation and their commitment to a world where no one has to fear a cancer diagnosis, we’re proud to announce their $10,000 donation to help purchase a colonoscope … ” L-R: Melissa Archambault, foundation board director accepts this donation from the Trail CIBC team members, Manisha, Anna and Alicia. Photo: Submitted
Housing emerged as the one of the top issues during recent provincial budget consultations. Other top of mind issues include health care, the environment but also regulatory reform and labour shortages, according to the final report from the legislative committee that had toured the province earlier this year. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

Housing, health care, climate should be central to B.C.’s next budget: report

Final report from provincial finance committee released after extensive public consultation

Housing emerged as the one of the top issues during recent provincial budget consultations. Other top of mind issues include health care, the environment but also regulatory reform and labour shortages, according to the final report from the legislative committee that had toured the province earlier this year. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
Juris Harlamovs, Waneta Sunshine Rotary Member, presents this donation to Lisa Pasin, KBRH Health Foundation Executive Director. Photo: Submitted

Rotary EClub donates to Trail gratitude garden

$2,000 donated to Garden of Gratitude Project at Columbia View Lodge

Juris Harlamovs, Waneta Sunshine Rotary Member, presents this donation to Lisa Pasin, KBRH Health Foundation Executive Director. Photo: Submitted
An estimated 16,000 people are living with chronic HCV infection in B.C. Photo: Unsplash

B.C. announces action to eliminate hepatitis C

World Hepatitis Day was recognized July 28

An estimated 16,000 people are living with chronic HCV infection in B.C. Photo: Unsplash
The Penticton Regional Hospital provides health care service in British Columbia’s South Okanagan. Which hospital in Canada is the oldest still operating hospital? (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: A tribute to first responders

When things go wrong, police, firefighters, paramedics, doctors and nurses are ready to help

The Penticton Regional Hospital provides health care service in British Columbia’s South Okanagan. Which hospital in Canada is the oldest still operating hospital? (Black Press file photo)
Interested in a rewarding career with BCEHS? Paramedic Brian Twaites invites you to learn more at an open house in Rossland on Friday. Photo: BCEHS

B.C. paramedic invites residents to Rossland open house

Brian Twaites worked as a street paramedic in downtown Vancouver for 36 years

Interested in a rewarding career with BCEHS? Paramedic Brian Twaites invites you to learn more at an open house in Rossland on Friday. Photo: BCEHS
The ALS Society of British Columbia is a registered nonprofit supporting ALS patients, their families, and caregivers. The society supports ALS research and is committed to finding the cause and cure for the disease through PROJECT HOPE. Image: alsbc.ca

New ALS therapy covered by BC PharmaCare

People living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can now benefit from BC…

The ALS Society of British Columbia is a registered nonprofit supporting ALS patients, their families, and caregivers. The society supports ALS research and is committed to finding the cause and cure for the disease through PROJECT HOPE. Image: alsbc.ca