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2023
December
December 29 -- More Haida Gwaii Health care staffing issues bring closures into January; Rumours bring Northern Health reply on Doctor's plans in Prince Rupert NCR
December 22 -- Northern Health seeking Mills Memorial Memories as part of commemoration of facility NCR
December 21 -- Smithers Physician wins UBC's Cedar Award
December 21 -- Southside Health Wellness Centre celebrated 20 years
December 21 -- Staffing issues make for Emergency service interruptions for Masset/Old Masset residents over holiday period NCR
December 19 -- Smithers resident receives UBC award
December 18 -- BC ambulance may be inefficient for Burns Lake residents
December 14 -- Potential improper vaccine storage prompts need to repeat shots in Terrace, Stewart and area
December 7 -- Northern Health offers Wellness care through vending machine option at Prince Rupert Hospital NCR
December 5 -- Health and Human Resources strategy expand health care workforce, more actions to come
December 4 -- BCNU on new hospital security (audio)
November
November 23 -- Up to 1500 people expected to be screened for lung cancer in Northern Health next year
November 20 -- Expanded Security program now in place at Northern Health's Prince Rupert Regional Hospital NCR
November 15 -- Terrace doc shortage gradually easing up
November 14 -- New long-term care home coming to Prince George (NH Statement)
November 13 -- Integrated primary, community care facility coming to Vanderhoof (NH Statement)
November 10 -- New contract for Ambulance Service workers hailed by MLA Rice NCR
November 8 -- Burns Lake Emergency Department in despair
November 8 -- BC Dental Association President says avoided trips to the dentist centre around cost, fear
November 3 -- UNBC's Nurse practitioner program growing (audio)
November 3 -- 'No shortage of vaccine appointments, ' Ministry of Health
November 2 -- Senior's Meeting result (video)
November 1 -- Increasing withdrawal management; decreasing rural service closures areas of focus for Northern Health CEO
November 1 -- Over 40,000 vaccines administered in Northern Health so far this fall
November 1 -- 471 space parkade to be built at UHNBC
November 1 -- Changes on the horizon for the University Hospital of Northern BC (NH Statement)
October
October 31 -- Northern Health dashes plan for Seven Sisters once again
October 31 -- Northern Health's new CEO (audio)
October 24 -- Council approves Zoning amendment to bring new women's and children's health clinics to Terrace
October 20 -- Group of Regional Health Care providers looking to dive culturlally appropriate addiction supports in the Northwest
October 20 -- Northern communities work to improve culturally appropriate addiction supports (NH statement)
October 18 -- Mandatory masks in hospitals
October 17 -- Northern Health Imagine Grants deadline extended to end of month NCR
October 17 -- Kitimat ER continuing closures (video)
October 17 -- Emergency Department re-opens at Kitimat General Hospital, following 4 days of interruptions in Under a week
October 16 -- Kitimat emergency room closed until Tuesday morning
October 12 -- Emergency at the ER (audio)
October 11 -- Kitimat ER having Emergency outages (video)
October 12 -- Emergency at the ER (audio)
October 11 -- Kitimat ER having emergency outages (video)
October 11 -- Physician shortage prompting Emergency Department Interruptions at Kitimat General Hospital Tomorrow and Friday
October 11 -- Two-day closure expected for Kitimat ER department
October 11 -- BC Becomes first province to enter Bilateral health care agreement with Ottawa, will net BC $1.2 Billion in Federal funds
October 11 -- Flu/COVID shot season is rolling our across Northwest NCR
October 3 -- Northern Health facilities adopt Mask requirement as of today NCR
October 2 -- Kitimat Hospital lands CT Tech with big donations
September
September 28 -- Masking to make a comeback at some Health care facilities this fall NCR
September 28 -- BC to tighten safety measures at health care facilities
September 28 -- Health Minister Adrian Dix releases details towards plans for additional Cancer Travel funding in British Columbia NCR
September 28 -- Actions protect people, BC communities this respiratory illness season (NH Statement)
September 27 -- Search for physio space continues in Houston
September 27 -- Haida elder in 'extreme' appendicitis pain as allegedly released from BC hospital without treatment
September 27 -- Northern Health turns to Starlink to reduce risk, add resiliency to internet connectivity at Northwest Health care facilities NCR
September 18 -- Northern Health's Skeena Mall Display in Terrace this month charts progress for Mills Memorial Hospital Build NCR
September 14 -- North Coast Transition Society in Prince Rupert one of a number of Northern organizations to gain funding for recovery and support NCR
September 14 -- New recovery beds for Northern BC (audio)
September 13 -- BC MLAs push for Indigenous-led detox centre in Terrace
September 13 -- New recovery beds will support healthier communities in Northern BC (NH statement)
September 12 -- "It touches everyone"L Crisis Centre for Northern BC sheds light on National Suicide Prevention month
September 12 -- First Nations Health Authority launches seasonal photography scavenger hunt focused on welcoming of fall
September 7 -- Maternity care questioned
September 6 -- Reunion of George Brown Memorial hospital
September 6 -- 'The opposite of addiction is love and connection': Overdose Awareness Day held in Terrace
September 5 -- Health Minister Adrian Dix responds to Northern Health ER service disruptions (audio)
September 1 -- Overdose Awareness Day (video)
August
August 30 -- Finding a cure for ER diversions (audio)
August 25 -- Quest is on to reward medical excellence in the Northwest with nomination period for PNW Spirit of Excellence Awards NCR
August 25 -- New Scopes at PRRH will save lives in Prince Rupert NCR
August 23 -- Patients will now go to the Houston Health Centre
August 23 -- Were you born at the George Brown Memorial Hospital?
August 18 -- Advice to understaffed BC ER - call 911
August 17 -- Calling 911 from the ER (audio)
August 16 -- Northwest Health Care staffing issues in Smithers make for concerning news story for CTV BC NCR
August 14 -- Terrace Detox Centre (video)
August 8 -- Lynn and Bryan Gascon provide largest personal donation in Dr. REM Lee Hospital Foundation's History
August 4 -- BC Health Care planning survey
August 3 -- Individual cigarette warnings another step to help curb smoking rates in the north: Northern Health
August 3 -- Northern Health disruptions (video)
July
July 27 -- Pharmacy minor ailments (video)
July 27 -- Northern Health leadership changes continue
July 21 -- Prince Rupert Boil Water alert (video)
July 21 -- MLA Ellis Ross on Doctor Shortage situation (video)
July 21 -- Concerned resident starts petition to keep Kitimat ER open
July 21 -- MLA Ellis Ross on Doctor Shortage situation (video)
July 21 -- Concerned resident starts petition to keep Kitimat ER open
July 20 -- Northern Health Doctor shortage in Northwest (video)
July 20 -- City issues 72 hour boil water notice
July 20 -- FHNA postpones Urban and Away from Home engagement session on Haida Gwaii due to wildfire situation
July 20 -- Official launch for new clinic in Smithers
July 20 -- City of Prince Rupert issues BOIL WATER notice NCR
July 19 -- Terrace records second-highest drug overdose rate in BC, amid continuing provincial crisis
July 18 -- Provincial plans to team up Mounties with Health Care officials praised by Prince Rupert leaders NCR
July 17 -- Prince Rupert among communities on list for introduction of Mobile Integrated Crisis Response Teams NCR
July 17 -- Supports expanding for people in mental-health substance-use crisis (NH Statement)
July 13 -- Northern Health Doctor Shortage (video)
July 11 -- Hospital in Bella Bella given new, Heiltsuk, erasing old name's ties to discriminatory practices
July 10 -- Terrace's Mills Memorial Hospital goes 8 hours without doctors amid intensified shortages
July 10 -- Northern Health urges participation in SPEAK survey to help shape health programs and services cross the regions NCR
July 7 -- Kiteslas Donation to Dr. REM Lee Hospital Foundation (video)
July 7 -- Blue Green Algae tips for summer - have fun but be safe around the lake (NH Statement)
July 5 -- Complex Care Housing for Terrace (video)
July 5 -- Northern Health aims to boost responses to BC Speak survey (NH Statement)
July 4 -- Complex care sets up in Terrace
June
June 30 -- New physicians on the way for Terrace
June 30 -- Northern Health working with Terrace and Kitimat physicians, communities to address staffing concerns (NH Statement)
June 28 -- BC Government introduces new online booking program for medical appointments with pharmacists NCR
June 28 -- Overdose prevention, harm reduction services expanded hours in Prince George (NH Statement)
June 28 -- Provincial booking system for appointments with pharmacists going live (NH Statement)
June 26 -- Vanderhoof ER diversions concern mayor (audio)
June 20 -- Northern Health names new President and CEO
June 20 -- Northern Health stays in House for next President and CEO, announcing Prince Rupert's Ciro Panessa to twin roles NCR
June 20 -- Northern Health Board selects new President and CEO (NH Statement)
June 15 -- Northwest BC's largest fundraising effort: $14.5M for new neonatal care unit at Terrace's hospital
June 7 -- BC Seniors Advocate says long-term care wait times, economic barriers still an issue in the north
June 6 -- Northern Health Prince Rupert seeks comment on your Lab Experiences at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital NCR
June 5 -- Dr. REM Lee Hospital Foundation announce plans to add tier 3 NICU in Mills Memorial rebuild
May
May 26 -- Safety first
May 26 -- Prince George nurses rally over staff shortages (audio)
May 24 -- What is gout and how do you treat it?
May 19 -- Overdose and Toxic Drugs fight (video)
May 19 -- Health effects of forest fire smoke (audio)
May 18 -- Northwest overdose deaths (video)
May 18 -- Toxic Drug overdose deaths claim a record 814 lives in BC Through first four months of 2023
May 17 -- Adventures in Healthcare (video)
May 16 -- Northern Health heat warning (video)
May 15 -- Toxic drug alert: Prince George (NH Statement)
May 12 -- In Praise of North Coast and Northwest Nurses NCR
May 11 -- Northern Health Nurse recruitment (video)
May 9 -- National Nurses week (video)
May 2 -- Terrace Ambulance calls (video)
April
April 25 -- BC Ferries reduces the financial burden on those travelling by Ferry for medical travel NCR
April 25 -- SD52 and Northern Health partner up to create new child care spaces in Prince Rupert NCR
April 24 -- New maternity care clinic coming to Smithers
April 17 -- Northern Health patients to benefit from sustained surgical capacity (NH Statement)
April 14 -- Paramedic courses in the Northwest (video)
April 13 -- Family doc shortage befuddles MLA
April 13 -- First Nations Nurses Day (video)
April 12 -- Letter to save Seven sisters (video)
April 6 -- Mills Memorial Donation cheque (video)
April 3 -- Terrace area residents are looking to save the Seven Sisters Facility (video)
April 3 -- BC Becomes first province to officially make prescription contraceptives free for all residents
April 3 -- Demo drums up support to save Seven Sisters
March
March 30 -- Mills Memorial Hospital Update (video)
March 30 -- Northern Health introduces new phone number for Regional Lab Call Centre for use by Prince Rupert and area residents NCR
March 28 -- Smithers expanded care (video)
March 28 -- Smithers Primary Care Clinic expands operations
March 28 -- More options for primary care in Smithers (NH Statement)
March 27 -- Health Care Town Hall Tonight as NDP MP's seek your feedback on health care themes and issues NCR
March 24 -- First Nations Health Authority VP says mobile overdose vans needed in more northern communities
March 23 -- Northern Nations call for drug treatment options (audio)
March 22 -- Website now gives information on air quality
March 22 -- Dust advisory in effect for Bulkley Valley
March 22 -- City Council offers support for Smithers hospital plans, but concerns raised over progress fro a new Hospital for Prince Rupert NCR
March 21 -- Seven sisters Rally (video)
March 21 -- Two occupants taken to Hospital after Bella Coola RCMP happen across collision scene while on patrol
March 21 -- Travelling for childbirth (audio)
March 21 -- Toxic Drug Alert: Prince George
March 17 -- New Dementia facility coming to Kitimat
March 16 -- Dementia conference held in Kitimat (video)
March 16 -- Northern health staffing levels in Prince Rupert of some note in recent flow of information NCR
March 15 -- Northwest Crisis (video)
March 15 -- Northern Health Dietician says eating well varies based on people's cultures, traditions
March 13 -- Province of BC removes Covid Vaccine mandate for most public servants outside of Health, outlines plans for Spring Booster program NCR
March 10 -- Manslaughter charges laid by Prince Rupert RCMP related to November 2021 Hospital death incident NCR
March 8 -- Drug deaths continue to take a heavy toll (audio)
February
February 24 -- Toxic drug alert issued for the Nisga'a Valley
February 24 -- Toxic Drug Alert issued for the Nass Valley NCR
February 24 -- Rural and Remote Treatment access a key factor in BC's New $40 million cancer care action plan
February 24 -- Northern Health advises of higher patient volumes and waiting times at Prince Rupert Emergency Department NCR
February 23 -- Nurse practitioners in BC granted authority to assess patients for involuntary admission into mental health facilities
February 23 -- Toxic drug alert: Nisga'a Valley Region (NH Statement)
February 22 -- Construction of New Mills Memorial Hospital now halfway completed, expected opening set for Early 2025
February 21 -- New Mills Memorial Hospital on track for 2025
February 17 -- Northern Healthcare Foundations, Fundraising Societies and Auxiliaries raise over $2.3 million in 2021-22 fiscal year
February 17 -- UBC expanding midwifery program by 70%
February 17 -- Mould a health risk to tenants of rundown Terrace building
February 17 -- Northern Health Board recognizes and celebrates the efforts of foundations and auxiliaries (NH Statement)
February 16 -- MLA Rice highlights new role for Rural Health in Legislature comments NCR
February 15 -- Over 96% of BC paramedics ratify new contract
February 14 -- Northern Health review (video)
February 13 -- Drug overdose ambulance calls soar in Terrace
February 13 -- Northern doctors pan health authority
February 9 -- Masset Health (video)
February 8 -- Overdose deaths remain high from Topley to Witset
February 8 -- Masset's emergency department faces potential closures
February 6 -- Concerns over level of Emergency Service at Masset Hospital brung statements from Northern Health, MLA Jennifer Rice NCR
February 6 -- Prince Rupert Hospital Death (audio)
February 6 -- Prince Rupert Hospital Death (audio)
February 3 -- Paramedics in Northern Health respond to record-high 2,838 drug overdose calls in 2022
February 3 -- Northern Health President and CEO to retire in 2023
February 3 -- Northern Health president retiring this year
February 3 -- Northern Health working to prevent Emergency Department Service interruptions in Masset, amid staffing challenges
February 3 -- Northern Health to provide Toxic Drug Alert Texts as part of their information program NCR
February 3 -- Raising awareness about disordered eating prevention and supports (NH Statement)
February 3 -- Taking action to stabilize health services in Masset (NH Statement)
February 2 -- Northern Health now offers toxic drug alert texts
February 2 -- UNBC to launch another nursing program in September
February 2 -- Masset Hospital staffing cause for concern: Doctor (audio)
February 2 -- Text alerts for toxic drugs now available in the North (NH Statement)
February 2 -- Statement from Northern Health Board Chair -NH President and CEO to retire this year (NH Statement)
February 1 -- Burns Lake Medical Clinic is open
February 1 -- Council supports doctors' program to cut diabetes risk
January
January 31 -- Health workers are facing record levels of violence
January 31 -- Overdose drug deaths climb in Terrace
January 27 -- Rural Health Network executive says rural surgical centres would reduce barriers for northern residents
January 25 -- Toxic Drug Warning in Terrace (video)
January 23 -- Kitimat council to ask BC Health authorities to drop healthcare worker vaccine mandate
January 23 -- North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice to take on new Parliamentary Secretary duties in Health for 2023 NCR
January 23 -- Toxic Drug Alert - Terrace (NH Statement)
January 16 -- Community Health Bargaining Association signs tentative agreement with province, impacting roughly 21,700 Employees
January 10 -- Paramedics and Ambulance Dispatchers reach tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Province
January 5 -- PharmaCare expands coverage on four medications
January 5 -- Higher than usual volumes of patients once again brings advisory for Prince Rupert area residents when it comes to Emergency Department visits NCR
January 4 -- Rural patients pay more for healthcare
January 4 -- Terrace's first born for 2023 is a girl
January 3 -- Northern Health sees 4 New Years babies
January 1 -- Northern Health region is awaiting the 2023 New Year's Baby (NH statement)
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