BCNU In the News

December 19

• The Growing Toll of Job Injuries You Can’t See – The Tyee

December 12

• Health Workers Attacked. Investigations Bungled. Will This Spur Change? – The Tyee

December 10

• Nursing Crisis at Lady Minto Hospital – The Times Colonist

December 8

• Northern Health Fined for Long-term Care Safety Investigation Violations – CityNews

December 7

• BC Health Authority Fined $355K for Insufficient Response to Care Home Violence – CTV News 
• Northern Health Fined for Work Safety Investigation Violations – Coast Reporter 

December 6

• Protecting Nurses - WorkSafe issues NHA fine – CKNW Simi Sara Show (Listen at 28:37-36:55)
• Northern Health fined $355K for Failing to Adequately Complete Workplace Safety Investigations – CBC
• Health-Care Workers Are Facing an Epidemic of Violence – The Tyee
• Northern Health Fined Over $350,000 – CKPG TV
• Northern Health Slapped With $355,000 Fine After Failing to Complete Safety Investigations – My Cariboo News 

November 25

• BC Flush With $5 Billion in Extra Cash, Officials Say in Quarterly Update – CTV Vancouver 
• Nurses' Concerns at RIH: MLAs Have Heard Similar Sentiments – Kamloops This Week

November 24

• Health Officials Brace For Surge in Hospital Visits Due to Flu, COVID, RSV – CHEK News
• Nurses Rally in Nanaimo to Demand Action With Health-care System ‘In a State of Crisis’ – Nanaimo News Bulletin
• VIDEO: ‘It’s Just Not Sustainable, They’re Exhausted:’ Nurses Rally at Nanaimo Hospital For More Resources – Nanaimo News Now

November 22

• BC Nurses' Union Calling For Action From Province With New Ad Campaign – Radio NL

November 17

• Canada's Health-care System Has A Data Problem, Experts Say. And It Puts Patients At Risk –CBC News
• Violence at Vancouver General Hospital Highlights Need for Security Improvements – Global News

November 9

• Nurses Meet With Health Care Ministers - CFAX 1070
• Port Hardy Hospital’s Emergency Department Closed Temporarily, Island Health Says – Global News

November 8

• ‘They’re Burnt Out’: Nurse Shortage a Challenge for Port Hardy Hospital – CHEK News
• “We Need Investment Into Health Care Now,”: BC Nurses' Union President – My Cariboo Now

November 7

• Ottawa Hints at Cash Injection for Beleaguered Health-care System – CTV News

November 6

• Ottawa and Provincial Health Ministers Urged by Nurse Union Head to Stop ‘Squabbling’ as They Sit Down for First Meeting Since 2018 – Globe and Mail

November 4

• BC Nurses Hold Rally in Downtown Vancouver – Global News

November 3

• Interior Health Responds to Growing Safety Concerns at Penticton, BC Regional Hospital – Global News

November 2

• Doctor Travels to Port Hardy to Keep ER Open, Department Closes Anyway Due to Lack of Nurses – CHEK News

September 30

• BC to Train More Doctors, Expand Pharmacists’ Ability to Provide Primary Care Under New Health Plan - Globe and Mail

September 28

• BC Could Move 1,800 Patients Out of Hospital to Free Up Beds for COVID, Flu - Global News

September 21

• BCNU Members Tour Northern BC; Rally Friday in Prince George - Prince George Daily News
• BC Nurses’ Union Sounds Warning: ‘System is on the Brink of Collapse’ - Castanet
• Nursing Shortage a Hot Topic During CBC Townhall Tuesday Night - CBC The Early Edition

September 20

• BC Health Care ‘on the Brink of Collapse’: BC Nurses’ Union Demanding Action From the Government to Fix Ailing System – Alaska Highway News
• BC Nurses’ Union Travelling to Meet With Northern Nurses This Week – My PG Now 

September 9

• Port McNeill Emergency Room Faces Weekend Closure Due to Staff Shortage – CHEK News

September 7

• Canadians Less Satisfied With Their Access to Health Care Than Americans: Poll – CHEK News

September 2

• BC Nurses Are Burnt Out. BC’s Health Care System Could See More Shortages and Emergency Room Closures. – Press Progress

August 25

• 'A Disaster': $64 Million in a Single Year to For-profit BC Nursing Companies Amid 7-fold increase – CTV News
• 'We Need Respect' Overworked Kelowna Hospital Staff Bristle After Being Given Art Supplies - Castanet

August 23

• BC Nurses Continue to Face Burnout – CFAX 1070
• Time to Start Seeing More of BC's 'Top Nurse?' New Federal Chief Spurs Discussion – CTV News
• Will Appointing a New Chief Nursing Officer Help British Columbia's Nurse Shortage? - CKNW (Listen at 9:56)

August 19

• Closures of 2 ERs in BC's Southern Interior Putting Pressure on Region's Biggest Hospital – CTV News

August 18

• Pressure Mounts on BC Government as Public Sector Strike Drags On – Global News
• BC Nurses Sound Alarm, Working up to 133% Overcapacity at Kootenay Hospital – Global News
• BC Nurses' Union Tours East Kootenay to Hear Feedback on Staffing Concerns, Challenges – The Cranbrook Townsman
• BC Nurses’ Union Discussing Staffing Shortages With Members – Castanet

August 15

• BC Liberals Push 30-day Action Plan for Doctor Shortage – Glacier Media

August 10

• Nurses’ Union to Hold Rally at Campbell River Hospital Over North Island Closures – CHEK News
• BC Nurses’ Union Speaks Out About Kamloops Incident – CBC Radio
• Nursing Shortage Plaguing North Island Communities – My Comox Now
• Nurses Rally for Change in Campbell River – Campbell River Mirror

August 9

• BC Nurses’ Union on Severe Shortage of Nurses and Difficult Working Conditions – CBC Early Edition
• BCNU VP Adriane Gear speaks to Mike Smyth about the tremendous pressure on the health care system – CKNW (Listen at 25:49)

August 8

• RCMP Investigating After Nurse Assaulted at RIH Emergency Room – Radio NL
• A BC Nurse is Speaking Out After Being Assaulted at Her Work, in the Kind of Attack her Union Says is Happening More Frequently – CTV News

August 6

• ‘Situation is Dire’ BC Nurse Staffing Shortage Reaching Crisis Level, Union Says – CityNews
• BC’s Unemployment Rate Remains Little Changed, But Faces Headwinds – Vancouver Sun

August 5

• BCNU VP Adriane Gear Speaks to As It Happens Guest Host Paul Hunter About the Nurse Shortage in BC Hospitals – CBC Radio (Listen at 27:50)
• 'Extremely Dire': Nurse Union VP Says Staffing in BC Hospitals is Worst She's Ever Seen – CTV News
• Alert Bay Residents Worried as Overnight ER Services Shut Down for Two Weeks – National Observer

July 27

• Bond Calls for Audit on Urgent and Primary Care Centres – CKPG TV

July 26

• 'Devastated' Nurses Point to Short-staffing in Patient's Death in Lions Gate Hospital ER – North Shore News
• Lions Gate Patient Died in ER Got Significant Care': BC Health Minister – Vancouver Sun

July 22

• 'It's a Disaster:' Deaths of Women in North Van, Ashcroft Blamed on ER Staff Shortages – Vancouver Sun
• BC Doctors Ask for Help, Support Amid Growing Health-care Crisis – City News
• Patient Dies After Being Stuck in Hospital Waiting Room for Two Days – The Jill Bennett Show (BCNU VP’s interview starts at 17:49)

July 20

• Primary Health Care ‘Collapsing’ in Rural BC Cities, Critics say – National Observer

July 19

• More Weekend ER Closures Put Pressure on Health-Minister for Long-term Fix – Vancouver Sun
• ‘We are Getting Ourselves Set up for the Future’  RIH Surgeon Excited About New ORs. – CFJC TV

July 15

• Court Rejects Private Care; Clinic Operator Says Solutions Must be Found to Long Waits – Times Colonist
• A BC Doctor Fighting for the Right of Private Health Care has Lost his Legal Challenge in a BC Courtroom – CHEK News (begins at 12:09)
• BCNU Pushing for More Nursing Students, TRU says Not enough Clinical Space at RIH – CFJC TV

July 14

• Staffing Shortage in BC Emergency Rooms Piles Pressure on Those Left to Pick Up the Slack – The Globe and Mail
• BCNU President Worries About Decreasing Staff at New Patient Tower – CFJC TV

July 12

• Let's Talk About Staffing Shortages – Working Short The Nursing Podcast
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• BC Nurses Need Help Facing Burnout – CFAX 1070
• BC Nurses Add Their Voices to Calls for More Federal Health-care Funding – Global News
• Staff Shortages Driving BC Nurses to the Breaking Point – CKPG TV
• Protesters Demand Better Health Care – CTV News (story runs from 9:45 - 12:16)
• BC Nurses' Union President Aman Grewal to Canada's Premiers: Action is Needed Now – Indo Canadian Voice

July 11

• Premiers Unite to Demand More Health-care Dollars From Ottawa – Vancouver Sun
• Premiers Pressure Federal Government to Carry Half the Health-care Load: Horgan – CHEK News
• BC Nurses Union President Calling on Premiers to Address Overrun Health-Care System – My Bulkley Lakes Now

July 6

• Burnt-out Canadian Nurses Are Leaving to Find Better Opportunities – Jill Bennett Show with Guest Host Bruce Claggett on 980 CKNW
  (Listen to President Aman Grewal’s Interview From 16:46 to 28:20)

July 4

• Vaccine Doses for 'Everyone' This Fall, BC Minister Says as Next COVID-19 Wave Approaches – CTV News Vancouver

June 3

• 'This is Not Right': BC Cancer Patient's Chemo Treatment Delayed Because of Staff Shortages – CTV News Vancouver

May 31

• The Strain On BC’s Health-Care System – CKNW Simi Sara Show

May 30

• Construction Begins on New Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment Project – Global News

May 29

• Staff Shortage Forces Temporary Closure of Another BC Hospital ER – Rock 101

May 27

• Nurses in Kamloops Meet With Interior Health Brass to Discuss Concerns — And Solutions – CFJC

May 26

• Capacity Crisis: 82 Percent of Nurses Say They Are Struggling [Listen From 0:00 - 10:56] – 980 CKNW

May 19

• Patients and Nurses Are Feeling The Squeeze of Staffing Shortages — But They Don't Feel Free to Talk About It – Capital Daily News

May 16

• BC Nurses’ Union ‘Not Surprised’ After Nurse Shortage Leads to Weekend Closure at Royal Inland Hospital – Radio NL

May 14

• Port McNeill Hospital ER Closed This Weekend Due to Nurse Shortage – Times Colonist
• Growing Wait Times, Nurses and Doctors’ Shortage: ‘BC’s Healthcare Being Pushed to the Brink’ – The Link Newspaper

May 13

• Vancouver Island Emergency Room Closes Again Due to Staff Shortage – Victoria Buzz

May 12

• BC Nurses Demand Government Action – CTV Vancouver Morning Show

May 11

• BCNU Hosts ‘Vigil to Heal Health Care’ – Merritt Herald
• ‘Help BC Nurses’ Campaign Wants to Highlight Nurse Shortage – Merritt Herald

May 10

• Not All BC Nurses Celebrating Nursing Week – City News
• BC Nurses Rally at Legislature Against ‘Reckless’ Staffing Levels in Precursor to Contract Negotiations – CHEK News
• 'Burnt out' BC nurses Hold Rally at Legislature Over Staffing Shortages – CBC
• Nurses ‘Burnt Out’ During Ongoing Public Health Emergencies Rally at Legislature – Times Colonist
• National Nursing Week to Hold Rallies Outside BC Legislature – CFAX 1070

May 9

• BCNU Taking Nursing Strain Concerns to BC Legislature – CFJC
• Three Nurses in Emergency: Opposition MLAs Press Health Minister on RIH Nursing Shortage – CFJC
• BC Nurses Hold Vigil in Victoria to Demand Government Address Health-care Crisis – Global News

May 4

• BC Completes Record-Breaking Number of Surgeries – Global BC
• BC Hiring More Health-care Staff as it Wipes Out Surgery Backlog – Canadian Press
• BC Health Agencies Target Workers Who Report Under-staffing, Burnout: Nurses’ Union – Vancouver Sun
• Majority of Non-urgent Surgeries Postponed During Pandemic Now Completed: Dix – Times Colonist
• An Emergency Doctor’s Life: Constant Extra Shifts, Worry About Being Able to Provide Needed Care – Times Colonist