Healthcare

Healthcare

North Vancouver Island hospitals close overnight indefinitely

By Brishti Basu
January 27, 2023

Island healthcare workers need to be respected, said Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh

Healthcare

‘Significantly over capacity’: Island hospitals overwhelmed amid silence and data gaps

By Brishti Basu
January 16, 2023

Respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses are filling hospital beds, while surgeries are being postponed to make room

Healthcare

Plans for new youth mental health program at Royal Jubilee Hospital veiled in secrecy

By Brishti Basu
December 27, 2022

A child psychiatrist for Indigenous people attributes the changes to ongoing reporting by Capital Daily

Healthcare

Victorians’ health and wellness on a steady decline over past three years: report

By Brishti Basu
November 25, 2022

Forty percent of Victoria residents say their overall health and wellness is below average or poor this year, compared to 12% in 2020.

Healthcare

Some BC hospital patients left vulnerable without COVID, flu tests

By Brishti Basu
November 23, 2022

A Langford woman is speaking out after her husband contracted COVID-19 at the hospital but was discharged without diagnosis

Healthcare

Frontline healthcare workers deny BC’s claim that all patients tested for respiratory illness

By Brishti Basu
November 18, 2022

With most people not being tested for what they have, the data presented by the province is incomplete, at best

Healthcare

What can municipalities do to attract health-care workers? Greater Victoria candidates have ideas

From subsidized clinic spaces, to housing and childcare options, municipal election candidates share their plans to make the region more affordable for health-care workers.