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SURREY IN FOCUS: HEALTH

Fri Nov 20, 1:00 PM
A special report written by Leader reporters Jeff Nagel and Sheila Reynolds, and contributor Andrew Bucholtz. From a handful of determined women who lobbied the provincial government for this… more
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Fix coming for jam-packed hospital

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 PM
Hallway medicine. Bed shortages. Code orange alerts. Congestion has long made Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) notorious – so much that some patients go out of their way to get to a different hospital. … more
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Fraser Health: the big picture

Fri Nov 20, 1:00 PM
Fraser Health is B.C.’s biggest health region and oversees 10 acute care hospitals from Burnaby to Hope. It’s one of the fastest-growing health regions in Canada, serving 1.5 million people. It’s also… more

A history of health care

Fri Nov 20, 1:00 PM
When many people think of health care in Canada, the images that come to mind are of top-down government control and lar… more

Day surgery facility a first for B.C.

Fri Nov 20, 1:00 PM
The Surrey Outpatient Hospital now under construction in Green Timbers Park will be unique in B.C. and western Canada wh… more

Big challenges lie ahead

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 PM
A huge budget shortfall is going to be biting into the Fraser Health Authority’s services in the coming months. The $160… more

Long-term commitment

Fri Nov 20, 1:00 PM
In an era of growing demands on health care and increasing budgetary pressures, charitable foundations are playing a lar… more

Surgery: A cut above at SMH

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 PM
The 72-year-old man lying on the operating table is in a deep slumber, anesthetist Dr. Walla Yousef keeping a close eye … more

A vision to improve eyesight

Fri Nov 20, 3:00 PM
Heading into eye surgery, the patient is understandably nervous. While he won’t feel a thing – and may even have a snooz… more

Big help for little patients

Fri Nov 20, 1:00 PM
He starts his day in a crowded room with an array of colleagues and students surrounding him. They listen intently as Dr… more
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