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How to check the Air Quality Health Index and assess your health …

WEBAs we enter another wildfire season, Environment and Climate Change Canada is advising people to pay attention to air pollution levels and check the Air Quality Health

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Fraser Health moves to new ‘vaccine hub model’ for COVID-19 shots

WEBFraser Health registered nurse Kai Kayibadi draws a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a walk-up vaccination clinic at Bear Creek Park, in …

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5 new COVID vaccination clinics open up in Fraser Health with 4 …

WEBFraser Health has opened five mass COVID-19 immunization clinics in Chilliwack, Cloverdale, South Surrey, Delta North and Coquitlam that are now available …

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‘There is no place like home’ Hospital at Home program expands …

WEBA program that allows eligible patients deemed in stable condition to receive acute-level care within their own four walls has officially expanded to Vancouver. The …

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Study suggests video games can help mental health

WEBTime spent playing video games can be good for mental health, according to a new study by researchers at Oxford University. The finding comes as video game …

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B.C.’s doctor-patient ‘attachment’ system connects 600 doctors …

WEBHealth Minister Adrian Dix looks on during a press conference in Victoria, on Nov. 9, 2023. Dix was in Vancouver of Feb. 9, 2023 to provide an update on B.C. …

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Vaccination clinics now open to 18+ in Abbotsford

WEBDr. E. Kwok administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond on April 10, 2021. (THE …

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New internal medicine unit added to Abbotsford Regional Hospital

WEBA new internal medicine unit is now open at Abbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH), the third such unit in Fraser Health hospitals. The 15-bed unit will give patients …

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Abbotsford Regional Hospital in dire need of wheelchairs for …

WEBAbbotsford Regional Hospital (ARH) is one of the many hospitals facing a shortage of medical equipment, and the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation is raising …

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New board chair for Fraser Health

WEBA Fraser Valley business executive and former nurse is the new board chair of the Fraser Health Authority. Karen Matty will replace Wynne Powell, the chair of the …

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Nurses and police officers team up for crisis response in …

WEBAbbotsford-Mission MLA Pam Alexis (far left) and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth (second from right) were in Abbotsford on Tuesday (Nov. 14) to …

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Health minister visits new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Mission

WEBB.C. health minister Adrian Dix was in Mission on Friday (May 10) to officially announce the new Urgent and Primary Care Centre at the Junction Shopping …

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New Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in Mission

WEBA new Urgent and Primary Care Centre opened its doors at the Junction Shopping Centre in Mission on Monday (April 22). According to signage, the Fraser …

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Seniors ages 73+ can now book COVID vaccine appointments in …

WEBSeniors born in 1948 or earlier can now book COVID-19 vaccine appointments if they live in Vancouver Coastal Health or Fraser Health. The province …

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Nurse sues Abbotsford hospital, claiming 'radiation overexposure' …

WEBA Richmond nurse is suing the Fraser Health Authority and the General Electric Company Canada, claiming he was exposed to an "unnecessary amount of …

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Work on new Surrey hospital, B.C. cancer centre set to begin in …

WEBTom Zytaruk May 18, 2023 10:42 AM May 19, 2023 3:04 PM. FILE - B.C. Health Minister Dix speaks during an announcement at Langara College in Vancouver Jan. 9, 2023. …

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50-bed mental health facility coming to Abbotsford

WEBA facility providing 50 mental health care beds will be constructed in Abbotsford, potentially opening in 2016. The project came to light at a meeting of the …

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Health clinic for gay men now open in Abbotsford

WEBThe first health clinic in the Fraser Valley that is geared toward gay and bisexual men opened this week in Abbotsford. The centre will run every Monday from …

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APD mental health liaison officer offers support

WEBVikki Hopes. May 24, 2014 7:00 PM. Const. Angela Scott is the Abbotsford Police Department’s mental health liaison officer. Reports of a man waving around a knife in …

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