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Auscandoc<a href="https://energeticcity.ca/2025/03/13/northern-health-emergency-room-nursing-vacancies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://energeticcity.ca/2025/03/13/northern-health-emergency-room-nursing-vacancies/</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralHealth</a> “<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> executives report a 42 per cent nursing vacancy rate in emergency rooms across <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/northernBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#northernBC</a>.”

Auscandoc<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthwestBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthwestBC</a>. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ERs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ERs</a> begin to emerge from crisis as physician shortage eases - The Smithers Interior News <a href="https://www.interior-news.com/local-news/northwest-bc-ers-begin-to-emerge-from-crisis-as-physician-shortage-eases-7836386" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.interior-news.com/local-news/northwest-bc-ers-begin-to-emerge-from-crisis-as-physician-shortage-eases-7836386</a> “In May 2024, CEO Ciro Panessa established the <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> Emergency Department Stabilization Taskforce to provide strategic leadership in preventing and mitigating emergency department closures. The task force identifies and implements short-, medium- and long-term solutions for the challenges facing northern B.C. hospital emergency departments. (1/2)

Auscandoc<a href="https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/more-than-800-new-staff-hired-at-northern-health-10176872" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/more-than-800-new-staff-hired-at-northern-health-10176872</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/northernhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#northernhealth</a>

AuscandocMore than 800 new staff hired at Northern Health - Prince George Citizen <a href="https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/more-than-800-new-staff-hired-at-northern-health-10176872" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/more-than-800-new-staff-hired-at-northern-health-10176872</a> “Northern Health has recently taken on 877 new staff members at locations across Northern BC.Of the 877, 254 of these new staff are <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/registerednurses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#registerednurses</a>, with 124 of these new registered nurses being new grads from across BC.In addition, the Employed Student Nurse Program has brought 176 new staff members including psychiatric nurses to <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a>” <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ruralhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ruralhealth</a>

AuscandocNew <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FortStJames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FortStJames</a> hospital welcome addition: B.C. ministers - Caledonia Courier <a href="https://www.caledoniacourier.com/local-news/new-fort-st-james-hospital-welcome-addition-bc-ministers-7774894" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.caledoniacourier.com/local-news/new-fort-st-james-hospital-welcome-addition-bc-ministers-7774894</a> “Anderson said <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> worked with the community to incorporate <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> language throughout the building and there are QR codes with signage so viewers can hear how the words are spoken correctly. (1/3)

Auscandoc<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> recruits 900 new staff amid persistent shortages and service interruptions – CJDC-TV | B.C. Peace News <a href="https://www.cjdctv.com/news/article/northern-health-recruits-900-new-staff-amid-persistent-shortages-and-service-interruptions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cjdctv.com/news/article/northern-health-recruits-900-new-staff-amid-persistent-shortages-and-service-interruptions/</a> “the health authority successfully recruited 900 net new employees to northern B.C., with 450 of them being nurses.”

Auscandoc<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> reports <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/recruitment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recruitment</a> successes and challenges <a href="https://energeticcity.ca/2024/12/11/northern-health-reports-recruitment-successes-and-challenges/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://energeticcity.ca/2024/12/11/northern-health-reports-recruitment-successes-and-challenges/</a> “In the Northeast, Northern Health has a 21.25 per cent vacancy rate as of the December presentation, with 1,832 positions vacant in 15 communities.When showing employment net gains, Macfarlane explained that 638 individuals had been hired both internally and externally for careers including facilities, nursing, community, and health sciences professions. “ <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralHealth</a>

AuscandocNortheast B.C. hospitals see significant drop in monthly <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/EmergencyRoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmergencyRoom</a> diversions <a href="https://energeticcity.ca/2024/10/01/northeast-b-c-hospitals-see-significant-drop-in-monthly-emergency-room-diversions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://energeticcity.ca/2024/10/01/northeast-b-c-hospitals-see-significant-drop-in-monthly-emergency-room-diversions/</a> “Hospitals in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NortheastBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NortheastBC</a>. saw a substantial decrease in hospital diversion in September compared to previous months.In total, <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> facilities throughout the region were closed for at least 51.5 hours during the month of September. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FortStJohn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FortStJohn</a> closed for a total of 25 hours and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Chetwynd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chetwynd</a> closed for at least 26.5 hours.”

Auscandoc<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> confirmed that from July 22 to July 28, there was at least one emergency department service interruption per day in the northern half of the province. That equates to 15 service interruptions, where patients were forced to go elsewhere to receive emergency care.The spate of interruptions at hospitals in northern B.C. has left residents with very few options, according to local politicians.” (2/2)

AuscandocThree of the regions four biggest hospitals go on diversion at the same time <a href="https://www.cjdctv.com/healthcare-crisis-worsens-as-three-of-the-regions-four-biggest-hospitals-go-on-diversion-at-the-same-time-1.6965011" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cjdctv.com/healthcare-crisis-worsens-as-three-of-the-regions-four-biggest-hospitals-go-on-diversion-at-the-same-time-1.6965011</a> <a href="https://www.cjdctv.com/mobile/healthcare-crisis-worsens-as-three-of-the-regions-four-biggest-hospitals-go-on-diversion-at-the-same-time-1.6965011" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cjdctv.com/mobile/healthcare-crisis-worsens-as-three-of-the-regions-four-biggest-hospitals-go-on-diversion-at-the-same-time-1.6965011</a> “It's an ongoing situation many across the Peace Region have come to expect-- hospital emergency department diversions over the weekend leaving residents in Fort St. John, <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Chetwynd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chetwynd</a>, and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FortNelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FortNelson</a> frustrated.In <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FortStJohn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FortStJohn</a>, the hospital was on diversion overnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> attributing the closure to an ongoing shortage of doctors”

Auscandoc“What are we going to do after the two-year return of service? We need to be able to change the workplace so that we can actually retain those nurses beyond that,” A recent <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/BCNU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCNU</a> survey found half of <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/nurses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nurses</a> in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> have been exposed to weapons, most of them had experienced physical violence and verbal or emotional abuse and 94 per cent were working short-staffed.”

AuscandocGo north: Nurses offered $30K signing bonus to work in B.C. health region | Globalnews.ca <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10561247/northern-health-er-nurse-signing-bonus/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/10561247/northern-health-er-nurse-signing-bonus/</a> “To attract <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HealthcareWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthcareWorkers</a> into rural communities, the <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MinistryofHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MinistryofHealth</a> is offering $30,000 signing bonuses for positions in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> (NH) and up to $20,000 for remote areas in other health authorities.Eligible workers are required to sign a two-year return-of-service agreement.”<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralHealth</a>

Auscandoc<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/er-closure-and-doctor-shortage-prince-rupert-1.7152510" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/er-closure-and-doctor-shortage-prince-rupert-1.7152510</a> “<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> says it is working non-stop to keep the emergency room at the <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PrinceRupert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrinceRupert</a> Regional Hospital open, as concern grows following closures at the emergency department in the B.C. port city.<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralHealth</a>… (1/2)

Auscandoc<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ERclosures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ERclosures</a> in Northern B.C. spark safety concerns | CTV News <a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/safety-concerns-frustration-amid-multiple-er-closures-in-northern-b-c-hospitals-1.6814512" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bc.ctvnews.ca/safety-concerns-frustration-amid-multiple-er-closures-in-northern-b-c-hospitals-1.6814512</a> “A series of emergency department closures in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernBC</a>. is concerning and frustrating local patients, as the health authority insists it’s doing everything it can to bring in enough workers to keep the doors open.<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> has been posting notifications on its Facebook pages for the regions with the comments disabled so that the public cannot ask questions or otherwise address officials. (1/2)

AuscandocMinistry shares regional stats on <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BC</a>.'s new <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FamilyDoctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FamilyDoctors</a> | CTV News <a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-has-gained-708-family-doctors-over-the-last-year-here-s-where-they-re-working-1.6772815" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-has-gained-708-family-doctors-over-the-last-year-here-s-where-they-re-working-1.6772815</a> “Of the 708, the largest portion – 211 – are practising in the <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/VancouverCoastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VancouverCoastal</a> Health region. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/IslandHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IslandHealth</a> saw the next-largest net gain, with 179 more family doctors this year than last.Totals grew by 138 in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/InteriorHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InteriorHealth</a> and 132 in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FraserHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FraserHealth</a>, while <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> saw a net increase of 35 family doctors.”

Auscandoc<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/BreastCancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BreastCancer</a> patient who received radiation in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Bellingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bellingham</a> speaks out | Vancouver Sun <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-breast-cancer-patient-bellingham-treatment-experience" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-breast-cancer-patient-bellingham-treatment-experience</a>“Data released last month by the B.C. United party revealed regional disparities among those selected to go to the U.S., with 213 patients in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FraserHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FraserHealth</a> sent to Bellingham for treatment, compared with no patients from <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/InteriorHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InteriorHealth</a> and 14 in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a>.many of the health-care staff working in Bellingham are from B.C., enticed by higher pay and better working conditions.”

AuscandocEmergency care funding headed to <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Merritt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Merritt</a>, <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Oliver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oliver</a> and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/SalmonArm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SalmonArm</a> | Globalnews.ca <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10034052/emergency-care-funding-merritt-oliver-salmon-arm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/10034052/emergency-care-funding-merritt-oliver-salmon-arm/</a> Squeaky Wheel. Not a mention of any of the Rural ERs in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> that are chronically underfunded and understaffed but just soldier on. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralHealth</a>.

BC Info BotGlobal News BC: Prince Rupert, B.C. placed under boil water advisory after watermain breaks <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10035050/prince-rupert-boil-water-advisory-watermain-break/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://globalnews.ca/news/10035050/prince-rupert-boil-water-advisory-watermain-break/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/globalnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globalnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/britishcolumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/BoilWaterAdvisory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BoilWaterAdvisory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/WatermainBreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WatermainBreak</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/PrinceRupert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrinceRupert</a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a>

AuscandocSome mothers forced to travel to have their babies due to obstetrician shortage - Vernon News - Castanet.net <a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/449966/Some-mothers-forced-to-travel-to-have-their-babies-due-to-obstetrician-shortage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/449966/Some-mothers-forced-to-travel-to-have-their-babies-due-to-obstetrician-shortage</a><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FortNelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FortNelson</a> mothers have to travel 4 hours south to <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FortStJohn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FortStJohn</a> 100% of the year. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralHealth</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a>

Auscandoc<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-emergency-room-closures-1.6959807" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-emergency-room-closures-1.6959807</a> “In <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernBC</a>., data <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NorthernHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernHealth</a> shared with CBC News shows 95 <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/EmergencyRoomClosures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmergencyRoomClosures</a> in hospitals across the region from June 1 to Aug. 21, 2023. The closures include: * 22 at Chetwynd General Hospital. * 19 at Mackenzie District Hospital. * 16 at Wrinch Memorial Hospital. * 12 at Stuart Lake Hospital. * 9 at St. John Hospital… /2

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