Smudging space, Indigenous identity built in to new hospital in northern B.C.
- Two physician assistants have been hired at a Vancouver Island hospital as part of a pilot project to address staffing shortages in the emergency department.
- The physician assistants can conduct patient interviews, provide examinations, and prescribe most medicines under physician guidance.
- The pilot program, authorized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, began on January 8 with Fred Bai and Eric Demers as the first non-military physician assistants in B.C.
- The hospital plans to hire at least six physician assistants to support increased patient care demand and reduce wait times in the emergency department.
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