- founded in 1944 at Vancouver General Hospital
- more than 50,000 members across British Columbia:
- 41,000 members in publicly funded hospitals and long-term care facilities
- 2,300 members in community health agencies
- 1,500 members in community social services agencies
- 4,000 members in contracted support services
- thousands of members in First Nations health centres and privately operated care homes and assisted living facilities