This award was formally named “Living with Illness”. Our Excellence in Quality category names changed in 2020 to reflect the updates to our BC Health Quality Matrix. Visit our Categories and Criteria page to find out more. The rise of chronic diseases and illnesses can be challenging for family physicians and the health care system….
Described as “the grandfather of the Prince George Division of Family Practice,” Garry is a key architect and champion for creating a culture of quality improvement in family practice. He has transformed care in Prince George by helping implement a renowned practice coaching program, championing team-based care and primary care homes, and supporting physician recruitment…
This award was formally named “Staying Healthy”. Our Excellence in Quality category names changed in 2020 to reflect the updates to our BC Health Quality Matrix. Visit our Categories and Criteria page to find out more. The Fall-unteer program is a volunteer-based falls prevention strategy started by the long-term care team at Providence Health Care’s…
This award was formally named “Staying Healthy”. Our Excellence in Quality category names changed in 2020 to reflect the updates to our BC Health Quality Matrix. Visit our Categories and Criteria page to find out more. The IMAGINE Community Grants program provides funding to community-based health improvement initiatives across northern BC. By investing upstream to…
Roy Stanley, an advanced care paramedic in Kelowna, is an unwavering advocate for patient safety and improving all aspects of patients’ experiences. He is a mentor and leader in the paramedic community, where he challenges the status quo and encourages his colleagues to step up and take action. For example, Roy identified that patient safety…
Derek Smith is a highly-valued member of the Building Maintenance team at North Island Hospital. Once a member of the North Island Hospital Project (delivering two new hospitals to benefit patients in the Comox Valley and Campbell River on Vancouver Island) with Graham Construction, Derek now works on site with Honeywell, providing maintenance of the…
This award was formally named “Living with Illness”. Our Excellence in Quality category names changed in 2020 to reflect the updates to our BC Health Quality Matrix. Visit our Categories and Criteria page to find out more. BC Cancer’s Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors (ACCS) program is the first of its kind in the province, offering…
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We would like to acknowledge that we are living and working with humility and respect on the traditional territories of the First Nations peoples of British Columbia.
We specifically acknowledge and express our gratitude to the keepers of the lands of the ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, where our main office is located.
We also recognize Métis people and Métis Chartered Communities, as well as the Inuit and urban Indigenous peoples living across the province on various traditional territories.