COVID-19 Rapid Response Team

COVID-19 Rapid Response Team

The COVID-19 Rapid Response Team is a robust suite of provincial health services, staffed by 824 registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, contact tracers, data entry clerks, operations staff, and clinical and non-clinical leaders. It supported the entire province by providing key critical COVID-19 services, ensuring the availability and accessibility of care across BC when it was needed most.

PPE Testing Laboratory

PPE Testing Laboratory

Located at Vancouver General Hospital, the PPE Testing Laboratory has become the Canadian leader in personal protective equipment (PPE) testing solutions, ensuring its quality for BC health care workers, and supporting Canadian PPE manufacturers to strengthen national PPE supplies.