
More primary healthcare services pledged for Shuswap, North Okanagan
VERNON, B.C. — B.C.’s premier says residents in the North Okanagan and Shuswap will have improved access to care through a new primary-care network (PCN) which will add nearly 75 health-care providers to the region.
“I know many people are worried about access to family doctors,” David Eby said during a stop in Vernon Friday. “The work we are doing in Vernon and the broader North Okanagan and Shuswap region to hire dozens of primary health-care providers will mean more people will get better access to the services they need.”
The PCN will include nearly 75 new full-time health-care provider positions when fully operational and attach approximately 22,500 people to a health-care provider over the next four years.
“We know people in the North Okanagan Shuswap area need increased access to primary health-care services,” Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, said. “By investing in the development of a new primary-care network in Vernon and adding more health-care professionals in the community, we are demonstrating our commitment to connecting more people to health-care services.”