Communities make plea for urgent action to address B.C.’s emergency care crisis
Delegates at the 2022 Union of British Columbia Municipalities are calling on the provincial government to take immediate action to deal with the health care crisis.
The resolution also calls on the provincial government to increase funding and training opportunities for health care professionals to “ensure appropriate and necessary” levels of care. According to UBCM background material, hospitals in British Columbia’s Interior have experienced the most emergency room closures in 2022. Hospitals that announced reduced services were closed for more than 16 hours on average, the material states.
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