Holiday Spirit
Did someone order some... Holiday Spirit?! Spirit is certainly excited about the holidays, are you? Whether you're in the snowy northeast or on the wavy west coast, we hope you all have a ...
General
Adventures in Healthcare program gives students a glimpse into health care careers
The Adventures in Healthcare program gives students the chance to better understand over 45 different health care careers across Northern BC. The annual program is a Rotary-led partnershi...
No chimneys, no problem: Be Santa for PG’s long-term care residents
The program lets seniors from Gateway Complex Care, Rainbow Lodge, Jubilee Lodge, and Parkside Care provide a wish list, which goes on tags that are put on a Christmas tree at London Drugs. Community ...
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...
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...
Northern Health perinatal clinical practice standard adopted nationally
Receiving national recognition For a relatively small health authority in Northern BC, receiving national recognition is a big deal. Having their clinical practice standard adopted by a national or...
The Boon Docs: Halloween
About the Boon Docs: The Boon Docs is a comic about practicing medicine in a small town. It’s about raising chickens and having sheep instead of a lawnmower. It’s about being nice to your neigh...
