The BC Government and Service Employees' Union says job action will start Monday at Lifelabs' Patient Service Centres in BC on a rotating basis. The union says the action comes after day long mediated talks at the Labour Relations Board Saturday failed. They say the major issues are wages and the employer demanding that members accept … [Read more...]
Patient at UBC Hospital missing
January 6, 2013 by
Mounties say a patient at UBC Hospital has gone missing. They say shortly after 6:30 Saturday evening, 21 year old Woo Fay (Cory) Krushell was reported to have not returned from a walk. He'd left the Detwiller Pavilion. Krushell is described as white, with medium brown hair, and a medium build. He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, white … [Read more...]
Patient missing from psychiatric hospital
November 23, 2012 by
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a patient who's walked away from the Colony Farm psychiatric hospital in Port Coquitlam. Charles Albert Hansen was last seen wearing a blue winter jacket, a green and white long sleeve shirt, blue jeans and white runners. Police say the 60-year old should not be approached. CKNW Vancouver … [Read more...]
Patient logjams at Royal Columbian Hospital improving, but more needs to be done
October 1, 2012 by
BC's new Health Minister has Royal Columbian Hospital on her priority list. Margaret MacDiarmid was asked if any progress is being made on reducing wait times, and patient backlogs, not to mention treatment at the New Westminster hospital. "You know I haven't been there recently but I was speaking with the deputy … [Read more...]
Patient missing from Lions Gate Hospital
July 18, 2012 by
A young man has been reported missing from North Vancouver's Lions Gate Hospital. Andres Jimenez-Ponte disappeared two days ago. He's 18-years old and he's considered to be a danger to himself. Police say he may be off his medication. He has black hair and brown eyes. He also has tattoos on the back of his left hand and forearm. CKNW … [Read more...]
Cancer patient forced to move out of Olympic Village
November 28, 2011 by
A cancer patient, living in one of the social housing units at Vancouver's Olympic Village, says his doctors have ordered him to move out because the building's faulty ventilation system is making him more sick. James Cooper says he's had several bronchial and sinus infections since he moved into the village eight months ago. He … [Read more...]
Crash involving ambulance on Highway 97, kills critically ill patient
August 5, 2011 by
8/5/2011 One person is dead after a collison involving an ambulance on Highway 97 in Hixon, BC, near Prince George. Corporal Craig Douglass with Prince George RCMP, says the collision with a ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
