Provincial Health Services Authority
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Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia
. Other health authorities in the province have a regional jurisdiction. PHSA is unique in Canada
as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services. Services are provided either directly through PHSA agencies or through funding or collaboration with regional health authorities.
PHSA operates and manages a number of well-recognized specialized agencies:
PHSA operates with an annual budget of more than C$1 billion and employs more than 10,000 people. President and CEO Lynda Cranston was selected as one of the Top 100(TM) Most Powerful Women in Canada, according to the Women's Executive Network(TM), in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
In October 2008, PHSA was named one of BC's Top Employers
by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by The Vancouver Sun
, The Province
and the Victoria Times-Colonist.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Other health authorities in the province have a regional jurisdiction. PHSA is unique in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services. Services are provided either directly through PHSA agencies or through funding or collaboration with regional health authorities.
PHSA operates and manages a number of well-recognized specialized agencies:
- BC Ambulance Service
- BC Cancer AgencyBC Cancer AgencyThe BC Cancer Agency is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia, Canada.-Mission:The Agency has a three-part mission:* To reduce the incidence of cancer.* To reduce the mortality rate of people with cancer....
- BC Centre for Disease Control
- BC Children's Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children
- BC Mental Health & Addiction Services
- BC Provincial Renal Agency
- BC Transplant Society
- B.C. Women's Hospital & Health CentreB.C. Women's Hospital & Health CentreBC Women's Hospital & Health Centre, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, is a Canadian hospital located in Vancouver, British Columbia, specializing in women's health programs. It is the only facility in Western Canada dedicated to the health of women, newborns and families, and...
- Cardiac Services BC
PHSA operates with an annual budget of more than C$1 billion and employs more than 10,000 people. President and CEO Lynda Cranston was selected as one of the Top 100(TM) Most Powerful Women in Canada, according to the Women's Executive Network(TM), in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
In October 2008, PHSA was named one of BC's Top Employers
BC's Top Employers
BC's Top Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best employers in British Columbia to work. First published in October 2005, the special designation recognizes the British Columbia employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work...
by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by The Vancouver Sun
The Vancouver Sun
The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper first published in the Canadian province of British Columbia on February 12, 1912. The paper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. It is published six days a week, Monday to Saturday...
, The Province
The Province
The Province is a daily, tabloid format newspaper published in British Columbia by Postmedia. It has been a daily newspaper since 1898.According to a recent NADbank survey, The Provinces average weekday readership was 520,100, making it British Columbia's most read newspaper...
and the Victoria Times-Colonist.
Regional health authority partners
- Fraser HealthFraser HealthFraser Health is one of six publicly funded health care Regions into which the Canadian province of British Columbia is divided. It has 22,000 employees and serves the region from Boston Bar in the Fraser Canyon all the way down the Fraser River Valley to the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby...
- Interior HealthInterior HealthInterior Health is the publicly funded healthcare provider in an area of the Canadian province of British Columbia.Interior Health was established as one of five geographically based health authorities in 2001 by the Government of British Columbia...
- Health Match BC
- Northern HealthNorthern HealthNorthern Health is the publicly-funded healthcare provider for a the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The area region includes the communities of:* Atlin* Burns Lake* Chetwynd* Dawson Creek* Fort Nelson* Fort St. James* Fort St...
- Vancouver Coastal HealthVancouver Coastal HealthVancouver Coastal Health is a regional health authority providing direct and contracted health services including primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care, home and community care, mental health services, population and preventive health and addictions services in part of Greater Vancouver...
and Providence Health CareProvidence Health CareProvidence Health Care is a Roman Catholic faith-based care provider that operates seven facilities in Vancouver, Canada.Providence Health Care was formed through the consolidation of CHARA Health Care Society, Holy Family Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital on April 1, 1997. Providence Health Care... - Vancouver Island Health AuthorityVancouver Island Health AuthorityVancouver Island Health Authority is the publicly-funded health care provider in an area in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The region includes the communities of:* Vancouver Island* Gulf Islands* Johnstone Strait* Central Coast...
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