Delivery models of rural surgical services in BC (1996-2005) – are general practitioner-surgeons still part of the picture (Humber and Frecker 2008)
Objective: To define the models of surgical service delivery in rural communities that rely solely on general practitioner (GP)–surgeons for emergency care, to examine how they have changed over the past decade and to identify some effects on communities that have lost their local surgical program.
By Shannon Paterson Published: October 20, 2025 at 8:38PM EDT When Jacqueline Podewils learned her mother had reached the top of the waitlist for a life-saving double
The BC Rural Health Network’s Paul Adams had the opportunity to sit down and discuss rural healthcare on Carol James’ Journal… On this edition of
Pender Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands of the Salish Sea – or rather, two islands. North and South Pender were separated by
Imagine lying in a hospital bed, far from home. After months or even years unable to work, you have finally undergone a life-saving procedure. Instead
