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Website. northernhealth.ca. Northern Health is the publicly funded healthcare provider for the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Northern Health serves over 300,000 people in an area of 600,000 square kilometres. [1] It was established as one of five geographically based health authorities in 2001 by the Government of ...
c. $ 3.6 billion in 2019–20. Staff. c. 22,000. Website. www.phsa.ca. Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia. PHSA is unique in Canada as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services, although within British ...
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.
Ministry of Health (British Columbia) The Ministry of Health is a department of the Government of British Columbia which oversees the provincial healthcare system. It manages services including the Medical Services Plan, HealthLinkBC, and the PharmaCare program. [1] The majority of health services are delivered through partnerships with health ...
49°14′40″N 123°07′32″W / 49.24444°N 123.12556°W / 49.24444; -123.12556 (British Columbia's Children's Hospital) Bulkley Valley District Hospital. Smithers. Northern Health Authority. 54°47′06″N 127°09′47″W / 54.78500°N 127.16306°W / 54.78500; -127.16306 (Bulkley Valley District Hospital ...
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority serves the 1.25 million of British Columbia's population of five million (approximately one in four) who live in a geographic area of 58,560 square kilometres (22,610 sq mi) that includes 12 municipalities, four regional districts and 14 Aboriginal communities.
A first for Canada, the FNHA is the first province-wide First Nations Health Authority in Canada. The FNHA plans, designs, manages and funds the delivery of First Nations health programs and services in BC. These community-based services are largely focused on health promotion and disease prevention - such as: The FNHA strives to improve First ...
Haida Gwaii (/ ˈhaɪdəˈɡwaɪ /; [ 2 ] Haida: X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay / X̱aayda gwaay, literally "Islands of the Haida people "), [ 3 ] also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago located between 55–125 km (34–78 mi) off the northern Pacific coast of Canada. The islands are separated from the mainland to the east by the ...