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BC: New framework to improve health care and respond to the COVID-19 crisis in rural, remote and Indigenous communities
BY , Apr 21, 2020 1:44 AM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Apr 24, 2020 3:34 PM
Health care workers do testing at a drive-thru COVID-19 assessment centre at the Etobicoke General Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Health officials and the government have asked that people stay inside to help curb the spread of the coronavirus also known as COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Premier John Horgan has announced a new framework to improve health care and respond to the COVID-19 crisis in rural, remote and Indigenous communities.
It includes the addition of 55 ambulances and more planes and helicopters to transport patients to larger centres and culturally appropriate COVID-19 testing.
Horgan says the framework will ensure the communities get access to the care they need to meet their unique needs during the pandemic and into the future.
It was developed through a partnership between the First Nations Health Authority, Northern Health and Provincial Health Services Authority.
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