Fraser Health declares lethal flu outbreak a health hazard, invokes special measures
Vancouver Sun
VCH Chief Medial Health Officer Dr. Patricia Daly is quoted.
City takes ‘sensitive’ approach to tackling hoarding
Vancouver Province
The HART – the Hoarding Action Response Team – one of a growing number of urban teams that move in to try to resolve an often complex personal issue. (VCH was not mentioned in the article but we have been invited by the City to be part of HART pilot program.)
It’s up to B.C.’s doctors to prevent long waiting times, government says
Vancouver Sun
If patients are waiting too long for treatment and suffering harm as a result, it’s mostly because doctors aren’t making the right decisions, the government says in response to a lawsuit by private care providers including Dr. Brian Day, a vocal opponent of the Canadian health care system.
Who wants this high profile $400,000 job in health care? Top BC executive on way out
Vancouver Sun — blog by Pamela Fayerman
A top BC health system leader is leaving his $418,000 (including benefits) job as of April. Howard Waldner’s decision to retire as president and CEO of Vancouver Island Health Authority wasn’t a surprise.
Health officials remind residents to get flu shot, lower rates
Richmond News
Don’t let your guard down, keep washing your hands, and get a flu shot. That’s the message from Vancouver Coastal Health officials who continue to advise the public to protect themselves from the annual rise in influenza cases.