A double-lung transplant patient met with B.C. Premier David Eby in Victoria on Thursday to discuss challenges for transplant patients living in rural areas. Christina Derksen-Unrau of Princeton and BC Rural Health Network’s executive director Paul Adams said patients who live in rural areas are forced to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for … Read more
A B.C. nurse has spoken with Global News about her experience working the front lines at Royal Columbian Hospital regarding drug use. Chelsea Robertson is the latest to ring the alarm about open drug use, and the challenges nurses and health-care workers are facing at hospitals. “The patients keep (the drugs) hidden in their bag … Read more
A B.C. mother is sharing her story after multiple visits to two hospitals missed a dangerous infection in her neurodiverse child. Margo Levae’s son, Wyatt, was only seven-and-a-half years old when she noticed her previously good sleeper was starting to wake up in the night. Wyatt has autism and complex developmental delays and communicates differently … Read more