B.C. is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall.
B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix speaks during an announcement in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, June 18, 2024. British Columbia is moving ahead with 13 new First Nations primary care centres in the province, with 10 scheduled to start operating this fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
The province’s First Nations Health Authority and the Health Ministry say in a joint statement that there will be a total of 15 such clinics in B.C. once the 13 new locations are all opened. The clinics combine primary care and social services with Indigenous health supports, and officials say they will be operated in partnership with the local First Nations.
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