BC United demands more funding to Northern Health
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PRINCE GEORGE — Opposition Party BC United is calling on Premier David Eby and his NDP government to solve the growing challenges in the Northern Health Authority. Whether it is emergency room capacity, operating room hours, capital upgrades or adequate staffing, BC United says that the University Hospital of Northern B.C. needs to be a priority for the Province.
Earlier this year the Province has made an announcement that a new surgical tower is expected to be completed in 2025 but has not provided a funding committment. The Province also announced construction on a new parkade to be built next to the B.C. Cancer Centre for the North.
However, BC United says there is a need for funding commitments to the surgical tower and a cardiac care centre in the Northern Health region.
“The lack of cardiac care means families are travelling hundreds of kilometers for even less complicated procedures like the placement of a stent,” said Coralee Oakes, BC United Candidate for Prince George–North Cariboo. “We know that standards for patients in the Northern Health region are falling dangerously behind provincial benchmark wait times for many medical procedures.”
