British Columbia’s health minister provided an update on an investigation into ‘bad actors’ among pharmacies that are allegedly contributing to diversion and paying illegal kickbacks to drug users and doctors.
Once completed, the new tower will add 216 beds, 16 operating rooms, a 48-bed intensive care unit and an emergency department that is nearly twice the size of the hospital’s current facility.
The federal government says this program would incentivize nearly 28,000 healthcare and social service professionals over a 10-year period to serve underserved rural and remote communities.
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Additionally, 83% say wait times for surgeries, specialist appointments, and diagnostic tests have worsened, while 59% say the government has not fulfilled its promise to end hallway medicine.
