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The Semiahmoo Peninsula’s year in healthcare

WEBEven without news of the COVID-19 pandemic front-and-centre, as it was the previous two years, health care providers and patients alike on the Semiahmoo …

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A hub of care and collaboration, putting patients’ goals first

WEBImagine leaving the doctor’s office and feeling as refreshed as if you were leaving the spa. Imagine having both a naturopath and a GP who work together to help you reach your …

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Expansion of Peace Arch Hospital emergency ward, …

WEBREAD ALSO: Construction starts on $83.7 million Peace Arch Hospital ER expansion. First announced in May 2015, the ER expansion was initially expected to …

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Fraser Health announces boost to Peace Arch Hospital’s …

WEBLess than a month after asking pregnant women who go into labour to avoid going to Peace Arch Hospital due to a staffing shortage, Fraser Health has announced a …

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Fraser Health to reopen 3 Surrey COVID vaccine clinics to …

WEBFraser Health has plans to reopen three mass vaccination sites in Surrey in the new year. A statement from Fraser Health says that to support people accessing …

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22 COVID vaccine clinics to be opened for seniors 90+, …

WEBFraser Health will be opening up 22 clinics as the region begins its mass vaccination of seniors aged 90 and up, Indigenous seniors aged 65 and up and …

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Dedicated mental health, substance-use zone opens at …

WEBThe new zone opened on January 8, 2024, and is part of the Peach Arch $91 million renewal and project. “The redevelopment of Peace Arch Hospital’s emergency …

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Buena Vista Lodge residents in limbo awaiting opening of …

WEBAn assisted living home in White Rock for people with mental illness that was supposed to close at the end of May, will remain open for the foreseeable future as …

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Surrey residents feel ‘failed by the healthcare system’

WEBHundreds of health-care workers, politicians, business leaders and Surrey residents rallied at Surrey’s Civic Plaza Saturday (Sept. 9) to voice their concerns about …

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UPDATE: Physicians’ rep takes Fraser Health to task over …

WEBThe White Rock-South Surrey Division of Family Practice is calling out Fraser Health, saying it has created an unsafe situation for expectant mothers on the …

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Surrey hospital offers hip-replacement surgery with same-day …

WEBNeufeld’s procedure is done as a same-day discharge, meaning patients come in for major surgery and leave on the same day, rather than two or three days …

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4 COVID vaccine booster clinics now running daily in Surrey

WEBFraser Health has announced three COVID-19 vaccine clinics are reopening daily, in addition to the one currently operating on 66 Avenue. The booster clinics at …

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Primary care networks to boost access, support in South …

WEBThe provincial government is promising South Surrey and White Rock residents improved access to health care as part of a B.C.-wide effort to establish …

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Is COVID losing its fangs and becoming more like the flu

WEBToday’s hyper-transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus has sent cases soaring across the United States. But rising deaths — the grim marker of earlier …

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Fraser Health leases local motel in Surrey to ‘assist vulnerable …

WEBFraser Health is opening a community transitional housing at a local motel in Surrey for discharged patients “who no longer require hospital care but still need …

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Dr. Bonnie Henry receives honorary degree from University of …

WEBThe University of the Fraser Valley has awarded provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry with an honorary degree. Henry received an honorary doctor of laws …

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Well-respected Peninsula physician passes

WEBPeninsula physician Dr. J. Alan Pretty – well known in the community from his more than 40 years at White Rock’s Hilltop Medical Clinic – has died at the age of …

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