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On January 28, 2020, British Columbia became the second province to confirm a case of COVID-19 in Canada. [2] The first case of infection involved a patient who had recently returned from Wuhan, Hubei, China. [3] The first case of community transmission in Canada was confirmed in British Columbia on March 5, 2020. [4]
The Ministry of Health is a department of the Government of British Columbia which oversees the provincial healthcare system. It manages services including the Medical Services Plan , HealthLinkBC , and the PharmaCare program.
Fraser Health was created in December 2001 as part of a province-wide restructuring of health authorities by the then-new BC Liberal government of Premier Gordon Campbell. It is the merger of three former health regions: Simon Fraser Health Region (SFHR), South Fraser Health Region, and the Fraser Valley Health Region (FVHR).
Fired cybersecurity chief for Veterans Affairs site warns that health and financial data is at risk. A fired federal employee who oversaw cybersecurity at a flagship website for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is warning that sensitive financial and health data could be compromised due to actions taken by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency More »
The BC HealthGuide Handbook is a 400+ page printed medical handbook available free-of-charge to residents of British Columbia. [7] It provides information on common health topics such as how to recognize and cope with common health issues, illness prevention, home treatment and when to see a health professional.
It was established as one of five geographically based health authorities in 2001 by the Government of British Columbia. [ 2 ] Island Health provides health care to over 850,000 people [ 1 ] over a geographic area of 56,000 sq km. [ 3 ] In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia , Island Health had 96 intensive care unit ...
As of April 2005, Health Insurance BC is the new name for administrative operations of the Medical Services Plan (MSP) and PharmaCare, including Fair PharmaCare. On 16 September 2016, Michael de Jong , Minister of Finance for British Columbia announced that the government will spend $500 million on housing affordability , while also canceling ...