BC NDP touts 30-point plan to expand health-care services in Surrey – BC [Video]

With less than four months until B.C.’s provincial election, the BC NDP government is touting its initiatives in the City of Surrey.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Health Minister Adrian Dix said action has been taken on every step of the 30-point plan to meet the residents’ health-care needs.

“What the core of a hospital is, is its people,” Dix said.

He added that there have been 293 new positions added at Surrey Memorial Hospital, across all departments.

“This includes 23 of 27 new pediatric emergency positions that have been filled, 21 new resident clinical associates for associate physician positions have been hired at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and 11 additional offers are on the table,” Dix said.

“Five new nurse practitioners have been recruited as estimates since January 2023, supporting internal medicine and thoracic and general surgeries. Fraser Health has hired overall at Surrey Memorial Hospital, 88 internationally educated …