Joe Gallagher, Kwunuhmen, is Coast Salish of Tla’amin First Nation ancestry and serves as the CEO of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA). Over the past decade, he has worked to address the health inequalities faced by First Nations people in BC. Joe was a leader in the formation of a new health governance partnership between BC…
Through her inspired vision and creative methods for trying new ideas, Jo-Ann is reminding everyone of the passion that brought them to long-term care. If you walk into a care home that has implemented her initiatives, you will see more smiles, hear more laughter and feel the pride that has come with making changes that…
“We are more than just our stories.” With those words, Isabel Jordan articulates why patients can and should be equal partners in their health care and why she has spent years advocating for a health care system that recognizes the contributions of patients. Her journey to advance the patient voice began over 10 years ago,…
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 First Nations Telehealth Expansion Project arose from the 2006 Transformative Change Accord: First Nations Health Plan, a 10-year plan…
This award was formally named “Getter Better”. 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. In 2015, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) received approximately 10,000 Omega calls across its three Dispatch Operations Centres (DOCs)…
This award was formally named “Coping with End of Life”. 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. On average, 35,000 people die each year in BC and at least 175,000 family members (including…
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. Research shows that receiving appropriate mental health and substance use care at the right time may enable a…
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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.