Indigenous Care Stories - Gloria Lattie
Northern Health’s Indigenous Patient Liaisons Worker (IPLW) program provides a bridge between Indigenous communities, their culture and health care providers. The role of the IPLW is to help bridge ...
Patient care
Northern Doctors Day – Practical strategies for better patient outcomes
On November 26, 2023, the 47th Annual Northern Doctors Day was held at Uda Dune Baiyoh (House of Ancestors) in Prince George. With a goal of bringing specialists, family physicians, and residents toge...
From volunteer to career: Celebrating International Volunteer Day
For International Volunteer Day, we celebrate all the ways volunteering makes a difference in the lives of both clients and volunteers. Many Northern Health staff began their careers as volunteers, in...
New HealthElife feature! Pathology reports now available in 3 days
Starting today, Sept 11, 2023, pathology reports in the Northern Health HealthElife patient portal will be available after 3 days instead of 7. For those who currently use HealthElife, ...
Qualitycast North: Safe opioid prescribing for chronic pain, featuring Dr. Shannon Douglas
The Northern Health Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) podcast Qualitycast North continues with its second season. Dr. Shannon Douglas grew up in the Omineca area of Northern BC and has been...
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...
Quesnel’s maternity services recognized by international award
Improving maternity services in Quesnel is important to doctors, nurses, and other staff who work in the community. In 2020, health care providers who work with maternity patients started a project to...
