The Fraser Health authority issued a record 2,370 “Code Whites” across 14 facilities in the 2021-22 fiscal year, more than triple the number of calls from 2014-15.
More than 1,000 family doctors have so far signed onto British Columbia’s new compensation model, the health minister said as the plan came into effect Wednesday.
Lead author and Ottawa Hospital family physician Dr. Daniel Myran said the data, collected between March 2020 and May 2021, also show a 6% increase in hospitalizations.
After the change, set to take place next month, pharmacists will only need to check the CPSM registered members list to confirm two pieces of information.
Led by complaints director Dr. Dawn Hartfield—whose medical career includes leadership roles in safety and quality improvement—the process overhaul at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta has significantly cut wait times between complaint and hearing.
B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, says Dr. Hinshaw joins on a six-month contract while the province’s permanent deputy health officer is on temporary assignment.
