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History. Fraser Health was created in December 2001 as part of a province-wide restructuring of health authorities by the then-new BC Liberal government of Premier Gordon Campbell. It is the merger of three former health regions: Simon Fraser Health Region (SFHR), South Fraser Health Region, and the Fraser Valley Health Region (FVHR).
Website. www.vch.ca. Vancouver Coastal Health ( VCH) is a regional health authority that provides health services including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care, home and community care, mental health services, population and preventive health and addictions services in part of Greater Vancouver and the Coast Garibaldi area.
Health regions of Canada. Health regions, also called health authorities, are a governance model used by Canada 's provincial and territorial governments to administer and deliver public health care to all Canadian residents. Health care is designated a provincial responsibility under the separation of powers in Canada's federal system.
The Fraser Valley is a geographical region in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and northwestern Washington State. It starts just west of Hope in a narrow valley encompassing the Fraser River and ends at the Pacific Ocean stretching from the North Shore Mountains, opposite the city of Vancouver BC, to just south of Bellingham, Washington .
Royal Columbian Hospital. / 49.226667; -122.891944. Royal Columbian Hospital ( RCH) is among the oldest hospitals in British Columbia and one of the busiest in the Fraser Health Authority. It is located in New Westminster overlooking the Fraser River and is the only hospital in the Lower Mainland that is immediately adjacent to a Skytrain ...
Surrey Memorial Hospital began operations in early 1959, with its official opening being on 31 January. It is one of twelve hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Fraser Health Authority, which provides health services to more than 1.8 million people. Surrey Memorial is the second largest hospital in British Columbia and has the busiest ...
Opened on 28 February 1912, [1] the original building was replaced by a new hospital building, opened on 19 June 1940. [2] [3] In 1993, Chilliwack General Hospital was the first hospital in British Columbia to adopt Patient Focused Care (PFC), a consultant driven approach to providing healthcare services.
22.2/km 2 (57/sq mi) Website. www .fvrd .ca. The Fraser Valley Regional District ( FVRD) is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. Its headquarters are in the city of Chilliwack. The FVRD covers an area of 13,361.74 km 2 (5,159 sq mi). It was created in 1995 [3] by an amalgamation of the Fraser-Cheam Regional District and Central ...