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 ...
Fort St. John
Northeast Recruitment and Retention Ambassador: Byron Stewart
Looking at a map of the Northern Health (NH) region, there’s no denying it: The North is huge. With half the province in its jurisdiction, the variety of people and places in the NH region is unmatched in BC. This is why it’s so important for us as an organization to utilize our most valuable assets: Our local people! Enter the role of a Recruitment and Retention Ambassador. We caught up with Byron Stewart in Fort St. John to discuss more about his role in the Northeast.
New equipment and training revive Nuclear Medicine in the Northeast
In February 2021, Fort St. John Hospital and Peace Villa purchased a nuclear medicine CT camera (or SPECT-CT) – a specialized piece of equipment that combines two different scans (nuclear medicine a...
Celebrating Medical Radiation Technologist Week – November 6-12
Every year, medical radiation technologists (MRTs) are celebrated across Canada on the week of November 8. The Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) highlights the important ...
Teamwork makes Peace Villa residents smile as they receive new beds!
In April, Northern Health staff teamed up to unpack, assemble, clean, and replace 120 split rail beds at Peace Villa in Fort St. John. Many of the old beds were able to be reused – they were donated...
What's in your COVID-19 toolkit? Vaccination is your best protection
As COVID-19 restrictions have eased across British Columbia, many are wondering what they can personally do to protect themselves, and the health of those around them. Northern Health board member ...
Advance Care Planning takes the guesswork out of your care
If you can’t speak for yourself, Advance Care Planning takes the guesswork out of your care Advanced care planning (ACP) tools are very important in health care. When put in place correctly, they...
