Wildfires and protecting your mental wellness
The wildfire season has gotten longer, with increases in fire frequency, duration, and severity. At the time of writing this story, according to BC Wildfire Service, there were 236 active wildfires in...
Fort St. John
Wildfire smoke
The Northern Health region experienced an earlier than normal wildfire smoke season, and given the recent wildfire activity and the weather forecasts, it looks like we should be ready for smoky air th...
Celebrating the inaugural graduating class of UNBC's Northern Baccalaureate Nursing Program
On Friday, June 2, delegates from Northern Health, along with community and family members were invited to celebrate the first graduating class of UNBC's Northern Baccalaureate Nursing Program (...
First-of-its-kind daycare comes to the Northeast
Northern Health and the YMCA BC have partnered to announce the opening of a new pilot project daycare in Fort St. John. The YMCA Robert Ogilvie Care and Learning Centre is designed to address the c...
Trauma and orthopedic surgery service expansion is underway in the Northeast
In the spring of 2022, it was announced that Northern Health would resume an orthopedic surgical service at the Fort St. John Hospital (FSJH), along with expanded trauma services. Orthopedic surgery h...
Taking care of their own
Birthing mothers and their newborn babies will have one more reason to be happy when they leave the Fort St. John Hospital. Local physicians and prenatal clinic staff are excited now that they’ll be...
Celebrating pharmacy in Northeast BC
March is Pharmacy Appreciation Month, and we are celebrating the pharmacists, technicians, assistants, and administrative staff that serve across our Northern Health region. Pharmacy professionals do ...
