Shortages have meant overworked staff, a slide in patient care, and even temporary hospital ward closures
An unannounced COVID surge is blending with ongoing staff shortages to create an “extreme overcensus situation” in local hospitals, weeks after COVID measures and regular data sharing were scrapped
Island residents south of the Malahat only have one government-funded option for ED treatment, but come January 2022, those services will be scaled back dramatically
Private care has been touted as a solution to surgery wait times. But some say it could be at the cost of public health care
Residents and fire chief urging the Ministry of Health and BCEHS to reconsider the current dispatching system