Health

MLA Shirley Bond introduces bill to bring more AEDs to the city

PRINCE GEORGE- MLA Shirley Bond introduced her first private members' bill- the Defibrillator Public Access Act.Over 40,000 Canadians go into cardiac arrest annually. When CPR and AEDs are used togeth...

May 17, 2019

Local doctor named Physician of the Year

PRINCE GEORGE - Dr. Catherine Texter is a family physician in Prince George, the Physician Lead for the Division of Family Practice and now has been named the BC Family Physician of the Year. The kudo...

May 16, 2019 Dr. Texter

UHNBC opens dedicated maternal operating room

PRINCE GEORGE - After a year of fundraising, the ninth operating room at the University Hospital of Northern BC is officially open. It's dedicated to the maternity ward to help with the over 11-hundre...

May 09, 2019

Healthy options available for lower income families

PRINCE GEORGE- The provincial Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program is expanding to reach 250 more households in B.C.The new Canada Food Guide may be hard for people to follow, with the continuous ...

May 09, 2019

C. diff sniffed out at UHNBC

PRINCE GEORGE - Angus is the first dog of its kind in North America. He sniffs out C. diff, an infection commonly spread in hospitals that causes acute diarrhea. He's been part of a program that visit...

May 08, 2019 Angus

MRI exam wait times down about a month for Northern Health

PRINCE GEORGE - Preliminary data shows wait times for MRI exams in Northern Health have gone from 57 to 29 days as part of the BC Surgical and Diagnostic Imaging Strategy. It aims to make MRI exams mo...

May 06, 2019

Prince George Alzheimer's Walk celebrates and remembers people with dementia

PRINCE GEORGE- The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's was underway today (May 5).It's a way people of Prince George can celebrate and remember people in their lives who have been affected by de...

May 05, 2019

Low income families receiving better access to fresh food

PRINCE GEORGE- The Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program (FMNCP) is expanding to reach 250 more households in B.C.FMNCP is a healthy eating initiative helping lower income households access fresh, ...

May 05, 2019 Prince George Farmers’ Market

Pilot project brings new faces into Gateway Lodge

PRINCE GEORGE- A couple of new faces called the Gateway Lodge home, as part of an innovative pilot study. Both the new residents and current residents had positive experiences, thanks to the unique pa...

May 03, 2019 Zach Fleck and a Gateway Lodge resident

'Spirit Day' raises money for mental health initiative

PRINCE GEORGE- The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation's annual Spirit Day has raised money for diagnostic equipment for UHNBC and the Northern B.C. region. "Nothing we do could be done if it wa...

May 02, 2019 Volunteers answer calls and accept donations