Health Minister says more disruption of maternity services in BC is possible
The BC Health Minister says that after warning to people with high -risk pregnancies in Prince George, maternity services may be disrupted in the province, they can be sent out of the city for care starting in August.
Prince George is the largest service center in the Northern Christ and often provides health care services for the entire region.
But in Notice to patients On Monday, Northern Health said that lack of maternity experts can limit the care options available for parents’ expectations in the city.
The Health Authority said, “There will be occasions where we may need to move (not at any cost) to any other center in the province to ensure the safety of you and your child.” “The situation … is constantly developing, and we are working to find coverage for any upcoming service interval.”
Prince George BC is the latest in a wave of maternity care disintegration that kill communities
In May, doctors in Celona warned maternity services Carry of collapse Between the lack of family doctors.
Earlier this year, Dawson Creek’s only maternity-gynecologist Left communityForcing high -risk patients for a one -hour trip to Fort St. John for care.
Despite the recent efforts by the province to train and recruit more workers, Health Minister Josi Osborne says that there are challenges to fill the shortage of employees.
Osborne said at an unrelated news conference on Monday, “I think there is a possibility that we will see that kind of stress elsewhere.” “Health Authority, I know, doing everything they can do to reduce that stress, to work with physicians and care teams to make sure that services are for people.”
Osborne admitted that disintegrations were causing families, and said that no one would need care when the birth is adjacent.
Osborne said, “We will do everything to support people in incredible times of need.”
The province says it was almost received 780 job application Qualified American health professionals as part of its recruitment campaign in America
Of the applications received between May and June, 181 were for internal health, 154 for Fraser Health, 121 for Vancouver Coastal Health, 112 for Islands and 63 for Northern Health.
Osborne says that more than 2,250 doctors, nurses and other health professionals have signed up for webinars and have expressed interest in working in BC since the recruitment campaign started in March.
