Staying healthy: Using your COVID-19 toolkit
Northern Health is working hard to keep Northerners healthy and safe. As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, you may wonder what tools you still have to protect yourself. Over the past few years, weâ...
The Hazeltons
Qualitycast North Episode 7
Duane Jackson talks incorporating the patient and family perspective into improving health care quality In Episode 7 of Qualitycast North, Dr. Shyr Chui interviews Duane Jackson. Duane is a member ...
2020 Jago Award winners: Collaboration
Northern Health (NH) strives to make our values – empathy, respect, collaboration, and innovation – the core of what we do every day. The Dr. Charles Jago Awards, named after our former board c...
International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife: Janet Francis
The World Health Organization has designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. As part of this year-long celebration, Northern Health will be highlighting a different n...
Our People: Maureen Den Toom, Manager, Patient Care Services, Hazelton
Nestled in the Northwest where rivers meet mountains, Hazelton BC is a place where Maureen is part of a team that learns a lot and works closely together. Learn more about why Maureen loves where she ...
Language leads the way to an improved health care experience: New Gitxsan phrasebook helps doctors and patients communicate
This article first appeared in Northern Health - Health and Wellness in the North, Summer 2019. Think back to your last visit to your family doctor – did someone greet you in your own language? I...
What are Aboriginal Patient Liaisons and what do they do?
Maybe you’ve seen their smiling faces on a TV screen at one of our hospitals or maybe you’ve heard the term “APL,” but you’re still not sure what exactly Aboriginal Patient Liaisons are, muc...