Josie Osborne 🇨🇦

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Complex-care housing is making a real difference for residents like J.T.

The supports that complex-care housing provides can help people establish stability, safety, build connections and break the cycle of homelessness.

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🎃 The streets are buzzing, joy in the air, trick-or-treaters everywhere, so please take care. Drive slowly, stay alert, & plan ahead, so every ghoul & ghost gets safely to bed. Whether you're behind the wheel or out walking, let's keep the scares on the doorstep - not on our roads 🚗

Congratulations to our long-time friend, Tla-o-qui-aht master carver Joe Martin, for his recognition with the B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Maritime Achievement for his lifelong dedication to Nuu-chah-nulth canoe making, mentorship, cultural preservation and forest protection. 🙌🏼 🏅 #tofino

Today’s announcement from the federal government is a major step forward in strengthening public safety across Canada — and we’re proud that British Columbia’s advocacy helped shape it.

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B.C. judge won't certify class action lawsuit against Dr. Bonnie Henry Judge grants province's application to declare the proposed lawsuit an abuse of process, according to a B.C. Supreme Court judgment.

Congratulations to our team of lawyers for this decision against an attempted class action against public health orders and Dr. Bonnie Henry.

@josieosborne.bsky.social

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This fall, do your part to keep your loved ones safe by visiting getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca and registering to get vaccinated 💉

Vaccinations are the best way to prevent severe illness and stop the spread of viruses like Covid-19 and the flu.

@susiechant.bsky.social

Welcome to BC, Brandy and Henrietta!

The people of Nanaimo are lucky that you followed your heart here.

Our province needs dedicated and hardworking health professionals like you.

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People in B.C. deserve timely, high-quality care that they can depend on. The new Cowichan UPCC means that people living throughout the Cowichan Valley will have increased access to same-day primary health care that’s closer to home.

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Proud to support this meaningful addition of Foundry Burns Lake to the community, an important step toward building a province where young people can grow, heal and thrive. #YouthWellness #MentalHealthMatters

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Great to be in Calgary today for meetings with federal, provincial and territorial health ministers. Together, we’re focused on strengthening Canada’s public health-care system, supporting health-care workers, and improving access to care for people in every community.
#FPTHealth #HealthMinisters

One step closer! This new renal facility represents real progress for people in #Surrey and for our health system as a whole.

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Applications open, permanent location secured for new SFU medical school The Simon Fraser University (SFU) school of medicine is accepting applications for its first class of future doctors, marking the launch of the first new medical school in Western Canada in nearly 60 years.

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A landmark moment! The new SFU school of medicine is now accepting applications to train more doctors right here in BC. I can't wait to see them walk through those doors to begin their journey in a rewarding career within our strong, public, universal health-care system.

@sfu.ca #BCHealthCare

Healthcare workers are following their hearts to Vancouver Island and across BC! 🇨🇦 Thanks to Nanaimo's @todmaffin.com for capturing the people, the place, and the pride we share in being Canadian and celebrating our public, universal healthcare system. t.co/mot9VDLmLl #bchealthcare #followyourheart

🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ Welcome home! After days on the road raising funds and awareness for childhood cancer, the Cops for Cancer riders have arrived back in Victoria! 👏 Thank you to every rider, volunteer, donor and supporter who made this incredible journey possible. #CopsForCancer #YYJ #tourderock

Right now, we’re building and upgrading hospitals, cancer centres, urgent and primary care centres, and long-term care homes across BC.

These aren’t just construction projects—they’re investments in people. In your family. In your community. In a health-care system that works better for everyone.

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Group of ~20 physicians, support staff, and B.C. Minister of Health standing around the circular stone balustrade in the rotunda at the B.C. Legislature, facing the camera and smiling. The ornate doors to the chamber of the Legislature are visible in the background.

🙌🏼 Thanks to the #VancouverIsland Divisions of Family Practice for sharing with me ‘on-the-ground’ examples of how team-based #primarycare is expanding across the Island, and how DFPs are working with communities, @doctorsofbc.bsky.social and the BC Ministry of Health to keep momentum going! 🩺

🏥 Big news for the #FraserValley! Announcing $7.5M in advanced interventional radiology upgrades at #Abbotsford Regional Hospital — bringing more space, better tools and stronger care for patients. The upgraded suite will help health teams care for more patients and complex cases. 💉✨🔧💡

This includes 8 allied health professionals, 80 nurses, 16 nurse practitioners and 38 doctors 👏 We've had 1,400 job applications and 2,950 strong expressions of interest in relocating to BC.

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Yesterday I was joined by Dr. Olga Decker and Nickol Dameron to provide an update on our recruitment of U.S. doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to our beautiful Province of BC!

👉 140 health-care workers from the U.S. have accepted job offers across the Province

🏥 Prince Rupert’s upgraded ER is open! With more room and a better equipped ER, this $16.5M project strengthens care for people who rely on the hospital.

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Reflecting today - this International Day of Peace - that peace begins with each of us, how we care for one another, how we listen across differences. So much more unites us than divides us, and people everywhere have similar dreams for peace and prosperity. #peacebegins #endviolence #peaceday 🕊️

Ce matin, nous avons eu le plaisir d’accueillir l’honorable @josieosborne.bsky.social, ministre de la Santé, à Santé Ouest. ✨

Une belle occasion de lui faire découvrir notre centre de santé communautaire francophone et de souligner son rôle essentiel pour l’accès aux soins en français en C.-B. 💙

🚨 Big news for patients & research in BC! The new 8-bed Clinical Trials Unit at Mount St. Joseph Hospital means Phase 1 trials can now happen here at home, bringing life-saving treatments to BC'ers sooner & strengthening our #lifesciences sector. 💊 news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202... #BCHealth

An image of a man and woman on a paddle board, paddling, and wearing life vests. Text that reads: "Headline: 'Breath of fresh air:' UK couple documents move to BC after seeing doctor recruitment ad. Vancouver Sun - Sept 8, 2025."

Meet Dr. Saad Khan and Samantha Khan. They moved from the UK to BC after spotting a BC health recruitment ad. They're not alone. This year:
• 660 new int'l trained docs registered to practise in BC, as of Jul 31
• 2,950 US healthcare professionals have expressed interest in working in BC since March

A stethoscope accompanies on-graphic text that says: Health-care training in BC gets a major boost with 65 new nurse practitioner seats. Nurse practitioners play a vital role in our primary-care teams, helping people get the care they need in their own communities.

Soon, more people will receive care closer to home. With 65 new nurse practitioner seats at UBC, UNBC & UVic, more care's coming to communities across BC. Training has expanded from 100 to 165 seats/year. Future nurse practitioners, future care. Right where it's needed.