On Friday, Health Minister Adrian Dix highlighted progress on a 30-point plan to improve care in the Fraser Health region, including hiring more than 200 staff at Surrey Memorial. Surrey Memorial hospital is pictured on March 6, 2023. Dr. Randeep Gill, an ER doctor at Surrey Memorial Hospital pictured here in March, led a rally outside Surrey city hall on Saturday, where protesters said Surrey residents get fewer health-care resources than elsewhere in the province. Johansen said he has been in discussion with Dix about the hospital emergency room closures for five years, to no avail. Health Minister Adrian Dix admits the hospital closures are not ideal.

Source: CBC News September 09, 2023 17:45 UTC