Last night, we met with BC Minister of Health Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 and senior officials. We had a productive conversation about how we can work together to tackle one of BC’s toughest health challenges, access to Specialty Care. We greatly appreciated this opportunity to connect and

cSBC is committed to working with the Ministry to improve rural outreach programs so all BC patients have access to Specialty Care, regardless of where they live.

B.C. Interior hospital shuttering pediatric ward for 6 weeks due to ‘limited physician availability’ ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…

British Columbians deserve hospitals that are ready to help - with fully staffed ERs, ORs, ICU and wards. Timely Specialist Care means solving problems now, reducing hospital transfers and cancelled services. #SpecialistCare #HealthcareAccess #bcpoli globalnews.ca/news/11192681/…

Another emergency room doctor is decrying the severe shortage of pediatricians at Kelowna General Hospital. globalnews.ca/news/11199832/…

Emergency Room Doctors are Specialists. Right now, British Columbians can't rely on Timely Access to Specialist Care in the ER, hospital or in their communities. #SpecialistCare #HealthcareAccess #bcpoli ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti…

cSBC shares the significant concerns that are being raised with respect to the sudden closure of paediatric inpatient services at Kelowna General Hospital. Specialist services are under enormous pressure across the province and across all specialties with growing demands for

A Kelowna mother is emotional after her nine-week-old daughter was transferred by ambulance in the middle of the night — because the local hospital's pediatric unit was closed. globalnews.ca/news/11206053/…

B.C. health officials were warned of problems nine months before Kelowna hospital pediatric ward closure vancouversun.com/opinion/column…

Healthcare workers should not fear recrimination for calling attention to critical patient safety issues. 🔗Read More: cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #SpecialistCare #HealthcareAccess #bcpoli

cSBC stands in full support of the BC Society of Emergency Medicine and their recent letter addressing systemic issues in emergency care. We echo the call for a safe, respectful, and accountable environment for all healthcare providers. #SpecialistCare #EmergencyMedicine

British Columbians depend on hospitals being able to provide care, ideally close to home. When essential services falter due to staffing issues, the impact is felt by patients and their families and also in other hospitals where these patients must be transferred to. Without

Doctors understand where the pressure points are in our healthcare system. When crucial staffing falls short, services suffer, and it is patients, their families, and neighbouring hospitals who feel the impact. 🔗Read More: globalnews.ca/news/11234613/… #SpecialistCare

Safety in the workplace is paramount. We appreciate the Minister of Health, Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 's recent remarks: “It is essential that healthcare workers across the province feel they can raise workplace concerns to their employer. Hearing directly from frontline workers is

A strong physician workforce is essential to patient care. In the ER, OR, ICU, and wards, we need enough hands on deck to deliver high-quality, timely care. Shortages create uncertainty and can lead to transfers and delays. 🔗Read More: castanet.net/news/Vernon/55… #SpecialistCare

When hospitals aren’t adequately staffed, the impact on patients and families is enormous. Let’s fix this together. 🔗Read More: castanet.net/news/Kelowna/5… #HealthcareAccess #bcpoli #SpecialistCare

There are reasons why twenty Pediatricians aren’t choosing to staff the ward at KGH. The working environment at KGH is pushing people back to their offices, where rising business costs need to be met. cSBC believes that the KGH pediatric ward closure is a treatable condition.

Access to Specialist Care is key, and ideally is available close to home. cSBC has ideas on how to promote rural outreach. We also have ideas on shoring up Hospital Staffing. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… #HealthcareAccess #bcpoli #SpecialistCare

This story playing out in Newfoundland echoes the situation in hospitals in B.C. where Specialist Physician staffing is wearing thin (see article from KGH Peds Unit: vicnews.com/news/kelowna-h…). When services close, the already overburdened system cannot absorb the impact. 🔗Read

Temporary Emergency Room closures in Oliver, Lillooet & Keremeos reflect ongoing strain in B.C.'s healthcare system. We all rely on access to Emergency Rooms. 🔗Read More: kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/he… #InteriorHealth #SpecialistCare #HealthcareAccess #bcpoli