BCEHS paramedics respond to 4% fewer overdose/drug poisoning calls in 2024 | <img alt="paramedics administering naloxone to patient laying on the ground" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Overdose-waterside-pathway-Scott-Shelby.jpg?RenditionID=1" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCEHS paramedics respond to 4% fewer overdose/drug poisoning calls in 2024 | New data published by BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) shows a slight decrease in the number of overdose/poisoning patient events compared to the previous year. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bcehs-paramedics-respond-to-4-fewer-overdose-drug-poisoning-calls-in-2024 | | 2025-02-05T08:00:00Z | | |
Community Paramedic Chris Michel goes the extra mile to make a difference for patients | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/chris-michel-2024-phsa-plus-recipient-external-thumbanail.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Community Paramedic Chris Michel goes the extra mile to make a difference for patients | BC Emergency Health Services paramedic Chris Michel has been recognized with the PHSA+ Award in the category of Excellence in Patient/Client and Family-Centred Care for his exceptional service to patients as a community paramedic. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/community-paramedic-chris-michel-phsa-award-recipient | | 2025-01-15T08:00:00Z | | |
For the 20th year, Santa brings holiday cheer to hospitalized children on a very special sleigh | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/20241210_VGH_Santa%20Visit%20Paeds_ams__0070.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | For the 20th year, Santa brings holiday cheer to hospitalized children on a very special sleigh | On Dec. 10, Santa took flight on a BCEHS air ambulance to visit children at six B.C. hospitals including BC Children’s Hospital. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024-santa-flight1 | | 2024-12-17T08:00:00Z | | |
Helijet and BCEHS celebrate 20 years of “Santa Flights” and bringing Christmas cheer to kids in BC hospitals | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/Santa%20Flights%20Crew%202024.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Helijet and BCEHS celebrate 20 years of “Santa Flights” and bringing Christmas cheer to kids in BC hospitals | | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2024-santa-flight | | 2024-12-10T08:00:00Z | | |
2023/2024 BCEHS Progress Report | <img alt="2023-24 BCEHS Progress Report collage" src="/50-years/PublishingImages/about/news-stories/2023-24-progress-report-feature.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 2023/2024 BCEHS Progress Report | The BCEHS Progress Report provides a snapshot of our organization, our people, and our work over the 2023/2024 fiscal year. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/2023-2024-bcehs-progress-report | | 2024-11-27T08:00:00Z | | |
Indigenous Cultural Advisor Amber Lochbaum shares her work supporting culturally safe care | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/Untitled%20design%20(68).png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Indigenous Cultural Advisor Amber Lochbaum shares her work supporting culturally safe care | Amber is one of five Indigenous Cultural Advisors at BCEHS doing the challenging and vital work of forging new and better relationships between the organization and the many Indigenous communities they serve. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/interview-with-indigenous-cultural-advisor-amber-lochbaum | | 2024-07-17T07:00:00Z | | |
BCEHS Clinical Hub wins national health care innovation award | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/1-9/New%20Clinical%20Hub%20Award%20group%20photo%20resized.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCEHS Clinical Hub wins national health care innovation award | BCEHS initiative to provide alternative care pathways for patients gains national recognition as the Clinical Hub team expands. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bcehs-clinical-hub-wins-national-health-care-innovation-award | | 2024-06-27T07:00:00Z | | |
Qwayacnit Hakuum (Natalee Dennis) shares the meaning of BCEHS’s 50th anniversary logos | <img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/Natalee%20screenshot.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Qwayacnit Hakuum (Natalee Dennis) shares the meaning of BCEHS’s 50th anniversary logos | Over the next year, BCEHS is recognizing the 50th anniversary of BC’s provincial ambulance service. As part of the celebrations of this landmark milestone, we’ve introduced two new 50th anniversary logos, developed by Qwayacnit Hakuum (Natalee Dennis). | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/50th-anniversary-logo-meaning | | 2024-06-25T07:00:00Z | | |
BCEHS celebrates the graduation of five paramedics from UBC's medical school | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/1-9/Paramedics%20Peter%20Nguyen%20and%20Marco%20Law.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCEHS celebrates the graduation of five paramedics from UBC's medical school | Paramedicine offers many career pathways and opportunities for further training. Five BCEHS paramedics are bringing the skills and patient-care experience they gained to their new careers in medicine.
| http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bcehs-celebrates-the-graduation-of-five-paramedics-from-ubcs-medical-school | | 2024-06-24T07:00:00Z | | |
New air ambulances are taking flight in B.C. | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/New%20fixed%20wing.jpeg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New air ambulances are taking flight in B.C. | Patients requiring emergency travel for medical care will benefit from a new state-of-the-art fleet of air ambulance airplanes. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-air-ambulances-are-taking-flight-in-b-c | | 2024-06-07T07:00:00Z | | |