Watch a town hall about the health-care crisis in B.C.
CBC Communications | Posted: September 12, 2022 5:41 PM | Last Updated: February 6, 2023
'Situation Critical' is available now
Emergency room closures. Family doctor shortages. Wait times with devastating consequences. Staffing issues and unhealthy work environments. British Columbia is in a health-care crisis, and the province's rural communities are suffering the most.
On September 20, CBC Vancouver's Anita Bathe and Belle Puri hosted Situation Critical: a free, online public town hall about access to doctors, what's not working and what needs to change. You can watch it now on YouTube or listen on CBC Listen.
Panellists:
- Adrian Dix, minister of health, B.C.
- Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, president of Doctors of B.C.
- Dr. Rita McCracken, family physician and UBC assistant professor and primary care researcher
And tune in all week to CBC Radio One, CBC TV and cbc.ca/bc for a continuation of the conversation with health-care professionals about the current state of health care in the province.
This town hall is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care.