BC Ambulance to add staff in Peace after death
BC Ambulance Service will boost weekend paramedics in the Peace region after a Hudson's Hope woman died waiting for an ambulance. Extra crews from Prince George and Vancouver will cover Tumbler Ridge Fort St. John and Dawson Creek, while applications continue in Tumbler Ridge Dawson Creek and Hudson's Hope. A June 8 call saw an hour wait before a Chetwynd unit arrived. an off duty medic reached the scene in 27 minutes.
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Former premier Lekstrom warned that the health system costs have surged from eight to seventeen billion and said private care could emerge soon. He noted graduates carry about a hundred thousand dollars in debt, prefer larger cities, and that northern communities struggle to attract professionals. He urged frank public discussion.
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