| Children in hospital get a surprise visit from Santa with help from BC Emergency Health Services and Helijet | <img alt="BCEHS paramedic Lynn Byrne, Santa, an elf, and Carla Kovacs, Director of Client Relations for Helijet International" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/santa2017crop.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Children in hospital get a surprise visit from Santa with help from BC Emergency Health Services and Helijet | | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/surprise-visit-from-santa | | 2017-12-19T08:00:00Z | | |
| Thirteen ambulances, over 40 patients - and a positive outcome | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/dispatch.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Thirteen ambulances, over 40 patients - and a positive outcome | A group of over 40 Delta farm workers had been cleaning greenhouse windows using gas-powered pressure washers, when they began feeling unwell. Managers at the farm initiated evacuation protocols and called 911. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/thirteen-ambulances-over-40-patients-and-a-positive-outcome | | 2017-12-14T08:00:00Z | | |
| Mock marine disaster exercise in the Salish Sea | <img alt="Salish Sea mock marine disaster exercise" src="/PublishingImages/01_Salishex.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Mock marine disaster exercise in the Salish Sea | Last week, BC emergency response organizations, including BC Emergency Health Services, took part in Exercise Salish Sea, a mock marine disaster exercise. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/mock-marine-disaster-exercise-in-the-salish-sea | | 2017-11-03T07:00:00Z | | |
| Honours and recognition at BCEHS employee awards ceremony | <img alt="Linda Lupini, COO Barb Fitzsimmons and Lt. Governor Judith Guichon present the COO's Commendation Award to Ron Glanville." src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/RGlanaward%20sml.jpeg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Honours and recognition at BCEHS employee awards ceremony | 324 BCEHS staff from across the province were honoured at the annual Employee Long Service and Awards of Excellence ceremony on October 16, 2017. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/honours-and-recognition-at-bcehs-employee-awards-ceremony | | 2017-10-24T07:00:00Z | | |
| Statement by the Minister of Health and BC Emergency Health Services on the death of Lloyd Smith | | Statement by the Minister of Health and BC Emergency Health Services on the death of Lloyd Smith | | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/statement-by-the-minister-of-health-and-bc-emergency-health-services-on-the-death-of-lloyd-smith | | 2017-10-20T07:00:00Z | | |
| BCEHS celebrates its best and brightest | <img alt="Paramedics greet kids with bikes" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/BCAS_bikes_crop.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BCEHS celebrates its best and brightest | BCEHS staff from across the province and the Honourable Lt. Governor Judith Guichon will gather to celebrate staff achievements and our longest-serving employees on Monday, October 16, 2017. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bcehs-celebrates-its-best-and-brightest | | 2017-10-10T07:00:00Z | | |
| New combined ambulance station and fire hall to officially open in Richmond | <img alt="Ambulance in front of Richmond station" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/IMG%200908_ambulance%20in%20front%20of%20Richmond%20250%20station%20June%202017.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | New combined ambulance station and fire hall to officially open in Richmond | BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) and the City of Richmond are hosting a grand opening of the new Richmond North Ambulance Station and Richmond Cambie Fire Hall No. 3 on Saturday, October 14, 2017. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-combined-ambulance-station-and-fire-hall-to-officially-open-in-richmond | | 2017-10-10T07:00:00Z | | |
| PHSA+ Award winner profile - community paramedicine regional training officers | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/RTOs%20-%20June%202017.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | PHSA+ Award winner profile - community paramedicine regional training officers | Today we are profiling the six BCEHS paramedics who helped shape community paramedicine in BC as regional training officers (RTOs) for the program. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/phsa-award-winner-profile-community-paramedicine-regional-training-officers | | 2017-10-04T07:00:00Z | | |
| Vancouver dispatch tests out dog therapy program | <img alt="Dog therapy at Vancouver Dispatch" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/Hairy%20making%20friends%20at%20VDOC%20Sept12_17%20crop.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Vancouver dispatch tests out dog therapy program | Last week marked the launch of the BC Emergency Health Services Vancouver Dispatch Operations Centre dog therapy pilot program. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/vancouver-dispatch-tests-out-dog-therapy-program | | 2017-09-18T07:00:00Z | | |
| On the front line of BC’s overdose crisis | <img alt="Paramedics outside Emergency Department" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/BCAS_VAN_033012_238.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | On the front line of BC’s overdose crisis | Opioid drug overdoses continue to rise to unprecedented levels in British Columbia. | http://www.bcehs.ca/about/news-stories/stories/on-the-front-line-of-bc’s-overdose-crisis | | 2017-09-15T07:00:00Z | | |
