The BC Health Coalition regularly contributes to discussion about public health care issues in the media.
Check out our recent news releases below, along with current "health care in the news" stories. See our For the Media page for media contact information, a high resolution copy of our logo, and other useful information.
Rick Turner and Edith MacHattie/Vancouver Sun (click HERE for article) B.C. lags behind much of the country when it comes to MRI wait times, with as many as one in 10 patients waiting more than 200 days for a scan. That is why the province's recent action to increase public MRI capacity to cut waiting times is welcome.…Read More
Canadian Press & Daily Courier Staff/ The Daily Courier (Kelowna) (see article HERE) B.C. is increasing the number of MRI exams that will be done across the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix says 37,000 more MRIs will be done by this time next year in the public health-care system.…Read More
Long-awaited action on MRI waits means lasting investment in faster, more efficient care in public system, fewer patients facing unaffordable private MRI fees For immediate release…Read More
Katya Slepian/The Abbotsford News (see article HERE) Premier John Horgan said money will allow for a 34-per-cent increase in surgeries People waiting for a knee or hip replacement in B.C. will get the surgery sooner than they thought, following a $175-million funding injection announced by Premier John Horgan.…Read More