Health Minister Commits To Improved Surgeries
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PRINCE GEORGE – Health Minister Adrian Dix made a swing through Prince George today, with a stop at University Hospital of Northern BC to announce funding to increase the number of hip and knee replacements by 12% and MRI’s by 70%.
“These are multi-year plans to systematically reduce hip and knee wait times, dental surgery wait times and MRI wait times in the north and everywhere in BC.”
But the Minister fielded questions from hospital staff about bed capacity and a new surgical tower, which has been on the Northern Medical Society’s wish list for a long time, as evidenced during the Bob Ewert Memorial dinner and the Kelly Report last Saturday. Not a surprise to the Minister.
“But if you’re asking me whether I think that the operating rooms in Prince George are up to modern standards, the answer’s no. And that’s been true for a long time.”
