Helping patients achieve surgical success
Some health care professionals compare having a surgery with running a marathon; would you run a marathon without any training? Running a marathon can be stressful – even traumatic – for your b...
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The SmartMom program: Prenatal support in your pocket
Did you know that only one-third of Canadian women go to prenatal education classes? To help support more pregnant women, the free SmartMom program was launched in 2017. SmartMom texts you informat...
After hours non-emergency care at the PG Urgent and Primary Care Centre
“I think our health service is just incredible,” said David Scott, 83, who got some advice on dizzy spells at the Prince George Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) on a recent Saturday afternoon...
Northern Indigenous wellness funding: Accepting applications
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, organizations, and health centres can apply for up to $5,000 in funding to support community-based initiatives that focus on holistic health and wellness!...
Learning to trust: Northern Health dietitians share stories about feeding their children
Ellyn Satter’s division of responsibility in feeding (sDOR) is a best-practice approach that helps to prevent and manage common childhood feeding problems. It’s based on the understanding that, wi...
UHNBC doing 33% more MRIs
The University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) in Prince George has done 1,360 more magnetic resonance imaging scans (MRIs) so far this fiscal year, a 33.2% increase over last year. MRI scanners us...