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Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union launched a new TV ad today to draw attention to the crisis facing seniors’ care in British Columbia. The ad recounts the barriers facing families as they struggle to obtain quality long-term care for …

Printer Friendly Version B.C.’s Health Minister George Abbott should take immediate steps to stop health authorities from raising drug costs for residents of long-term care homes, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. The chief operating officer of the …

Printer Friendly Version New numbers released today by the BC Health Coalition show that there are fewer residential care beds in the Interior Health Authority (IHA) than when the BC Liberals were elected in 2001. The overall number of residential care …

Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union is calling on B.C.’s health minister to investigate a recent flood of termination notices – issued to staff at several publicly-funded long-term care homes – to determine the impact on seniors’ care. …

A TV ad aired by the Hospital Employees’ Union before last year’s provincial election has won the top prize in an international competition. In an announcement made earlier today, the Oregon-based Summit Creative Awards organization gave “Closed” the gold …

Printer Friendly Version BC Health Coalition news release: The BC Health Coalition (BCHC) is calling into question the provincial government’s commitment to defend public health care in the courts in the wake of the recent appointment of Kip Woodward as …

Printer Friendly Version The Fraser Health Authority is planning to reduce staffing in hospital sterile processing departments in order to cut costs. Vancouver Sun story CKNW news story But the Hospital Employees’ Union says that sterile processing …

Printer Friendly Version The Hospital Employees’ Union says today’s throne speech offers little comfort to B.C. families and communities who need to know that quality and accessible health care will be available even in tough economic times. The …

Printer Friendly Version The B.C. government’s plan to adopt a so-called “patient-centred funding model” will put health services at risk for many British Columbians, says the Hospital Employees’ Union. The union warns that Britain’s experience with this …

Printer Friendly Version More than 53 experienced trades and maintenance workers, members of the Hospital Employees’ Union, will lose their jobs as the Interior Health Authority (IHA) pushes ahead with its public-private partnership (P3) expansion plans …