BC Begins Review Of Health Authorities

The BC Government is launching a review of health authority spending to ensure resources are going to where they will best benefit British Columbians.

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has been selected as the first to undergo review due to its provincewide role providing services, and an array of additional shared services, such as information technology and lab services, across the health system.

The PHSA provides provincial services through BC Cancer, BC Children’s Hospital, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, BC Emergency Health Services, BC Mental Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control.

“Government is committed to ensuring health authorities are functioning as effectively and efficiently as possible, and that programs and governance make sense when tackling the complex challenges facing health care today,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Health.

“That’s why we’re reviewing each health authority to confirm patients, their families and health-care providers are benefiting from the most possible and the best use of resources directed to front-line patient care.”

Last week, PHSA’s president and CEO, David Byres, accepted a secondment reporting to the Minister of Health to work in partnership with the ministry and Indigenous leaders to amplify reconciliation efforts focused on eliminating Indigenous-specific racism in health care.

To see the full release, visit Government of British Columbia.