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CCRHD and City of Quesnel sign new agreement for health care

WebBeverlee Barr is the Quesnel health care recruitment co-ordinator, helping new health care professionals feel welcome in the city. The City of Quesnel and Cariboo …

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Leaked memo sparks heated debate about drug use in northern …

WebA leaked memo telling health care workers in northern B.C. that patients can use drugs while in their rooms and keep knives under four-inches sparked a heated …

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Additional COVID-19 cases detected at Quesnel hospital, Northern …

WebMore cases of COVID-19 have been detected at GR Baker Memorial Hospital. In total, five patients and five staff have tested positive for the virus.

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Quesnel’s G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital to get new emergency …

WebStanding near where the new construction will take place, Premier John Horgan announced Wednesday (April 17) that the business plan for a new emergency …

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50 years of healing communities, patients, Quesnel

WebFrank Peebles. Apr 17, 2023 5:30 AM. For the past 50 years, the people of Nazko have been looked after by the caring hands and healing heart of Lena Hjorth. Her friends, …

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Quesnel’s addictions services offerings are improving

WebThe Westside Mental Health and Addiction Services is just one of the services offered in Quesnel. File photo. Nicole Field. Observer contributor. The quality …

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B.C. announces new integrated primary, community care facility for

WebVanderhoof is getting a new integrated primary-care and community health services facility, set to open in 2025. Adrian Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Health, arrived in …

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B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children’s hospice facility

WebThe British Columbia government has announced $4.5 million in new funding for Canuck Place to renovate and upgrade the Vancouver children’s hospice.

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New emerg department, ICU open at Quesnel’s GR Baker Hospital

WebPeople in the North Cariboo will have better access to health care at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital as construction completes on a new emergency department …

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Northern Health bus service resumes standard passenger eligibility

WebNorthern Health (NH) Connections will return to standard passenger eligibility for the medical bus travel service on June 1 with the exception of persons …

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High hospital occupancy amidst seniors housing shortage in Quesnel

WebThe report details seniors’ housing in Quesnel. There are two assisted living facilities, one public and one private, with a total of 46 units; one residential care facility …

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Bringing care to where the people are

WebPagurut travels to provide mental health and wellness support to three Southern Carrier Nations around Quesnel – Lhoosk’uz, Ndazko, and Lhtako. This Mobile …

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Quesnel vaccinations ramp up, offer ‘light at the end of the tunnel’

WebQuesnel’s vaccination efforts are getting ready to ramp up. Northern Health will move the immunization clinic at GR Baker Hospital to Arena 2 on April 14. The move …

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New mental health and wellness services coming to Quesnel

WebThe office’s hours of operation will be Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This pilot will focus on strengthening capacity for community-based mental health and …

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New hospital approved for Fort St. James

WebNorthern Health concept plan has been approved. The Stuart Lake Hospital replacement project in Fort St. James has received the official green light, according to …

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Fix health-care backlogs, save money and ease health-worker …

WebEugene Litvak, president of the non-profit Institute for Health Care Optimization in Massachusetts, is seen in an undated handout photo. A Harvard …

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Quesnel COVID-19 hospital outbreak declared as cases rise in region

WebThe outbreak was declared at G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital on Oct. 15 as COVID-19 cases in Quesnel remain at all-time highs. From Oct. 3 to 9, the latest …

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UPDATE: Bella Coola’s Nuxalk First Nation sees COVID-19 climb to …

WebUPDATE: Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021 3:30 P.M. There are now 13 active COVID-19 cases in Bella Coola. The Nuxalk EOC will continue to provide updates as more information …

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Northern Health Authority expands medical bus use

WebThe Northern Health Authority has joined the provincial government in filling the void left by the departure of the Greyhound bus service between Prince Rupert and …

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