Whereas the Ministry of Health works together with a provincial health authority, five regional health authorities, and a First Nations health authority to provide high quality, appropriate and timely health services to British Columbians; And whereas most British Columbia hospitals are over capacity and demand for hospital care is at an all-time high; And whereas all hospitals care for many types of injuries and emergency conditions ranging from minor to severe, but not all Health Centers are designated as a Trauma Center resulting in patients travelling long distances for minor trauma and experiencing long waiting periods in those Centers: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Ministry of Health to look at granting more autonomy to rural and remote health care centers in order to be able to administer minor trauma care and alleviate pressure on emergency room wait times.
Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health the Ministry and health authorities use the Standards of Accessibility and Guidelines for Provision of Sustainable Acute Care Service by Health Authorities to set the framework to ensure sustainable and quality of care for BC residents. Logan Lake Health Centre is defined as a Diagnostic and Treatment Centre in S.1a of the Hospital Insurance Act and designated under the Hospital Act to offer only scheduled, outpatient services. The Health Authorities Act states that health authorities are responsible for determining the health care services that should be provided in all or part of the region; the type, size, and location of facilities in the region; and the programs for the delivery of health services provided in the region. The Ministry has undertaken several initiatives to address hospital occupancy pressures including increasing beds in hospitals, strengthening emergency department teams and working to increase health human resources through BCs Health Human Resource Strategy.