Healthcare#
Healthcare is one of the most important and essential services that B.C. residents rely on every day. It affects their well-being, their quality of life, and their economic opportunities. However, B.C.’s healthcare system faces many challenges, such as an aging population, a shortage of doctors and nurses, rising costs, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
To address these challenges and improve the health outcomes and experiences of British Columbians, the provincial government has developed the StrongerBC plan, which sets out a vision for strengthening healthcare in B.C. The plan outlines several initiatives that will achieve this vision, such as:
Hiring 7,000 new front-line health-care workers to meet the growing demand for services.
Increasing support for mental health care in the workplace to help prevent and treat mental health issues among workers.
Launching a new Hospital at Home initiative that will allow patients to receive medical services in their own home from a team of health professionals.
Providing free birth control at pharmacies to reduce barriers to accessing reproductive health care.
Eliminating or lowering costs for basic health care benefits to save money for residents.
Reducing travel costs for cancer care by covering travel and hotel expenses for patients who need them most.
These initiatives will help improve access to quality and timely healthcare services, enhance patient satisfaction and trust, reduce wait times and overcrowding, lower administrative costs and inefficiencies, and support innovation and research in healthcare.
The StrongerBC plan is a comprehensive strategy for building a stronger healthcare system in B.C., one that works for everyone. By putting people first delivering clean inclusive growth building stronger B.C . everyone ,the provincial government hopes to achieve its long-term goals of making life better improving well-being enhancing prosperity advancing sustainability .