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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 30m

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

https://youtu.be/9k7OUowPPMQ

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 5d

🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ 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

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Government of British Columbia @governmentofbc.bsky.social · 9d

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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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 11d

🙌🏼 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! 🩺

Group of ~20 physicians, support staff, and B.C. Minister of Health gathered around a large wooden meeting table in a room inside the B.C. Legislature, facing the camera and smiling.

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.

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 14d

🏥 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. 💉✨🔧💡

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 16d

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.

Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

More U.S. doctors, nurses, allied health professionals on their way to B.C.

Increasing numbers of American health-care professionals are looking north as B.C. continues to break down barriers for U.S. health-care workers to practise here.

news.gov.bc.ca

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social · 19d

🏥 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.

@josieosborne.bsky.social

https://news.gov.bc.ca/32812

#HealthCare #BCPoli #PrinceRupert

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 18d

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 🕊️

Panorama of sunset at a sandy beach with people walking in small groups. Sun is setting just behind a rocky outcrop, with evergreen trees silhouetted, and the whole photo has a very infused, golden glow.

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santeouest.bsky.social @santeouest.bsky.social · 20d

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. 💙

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 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

B.C. strengthens clinical research bringing more jobs, better care to people

Better access to new life-saving medical treatments is coming with the launch of an eight-bed clinical trials unit (CTU) at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver.

news.gov.bc.ca

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Government of British Columbia @governmentofbc.bsky.social · 27d

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

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."

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Government of British Columbia @governmentofbc.bsky.social · 26d

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.

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.

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 27d

Read to learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

More youth will be supported with tools to prevent addiction, substance use

More young people will soon have better access to the tools they need to manage stress, build resilience and prevent early substance use and mental-health challenges with the expansion of drug- and substance-use prevention supports.

news.gov.bc.ca

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 27d

Young people face growing pressures, from social media to school stress. By expanding #PreVenture, we're helping students build confidence, understand risks, and stay healthy. #YouthWellness #MentalHealthMatters #BCGov

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 29d

Hearing directly from frontline workers and community members about health care needs is essential. 💙 Huge thanks to all the healthcare workers, the NRGH Foundation, and Mayor Leonard Krog for the vital conversations on strengthening health care the mid-, north-, and west Island!

George Anderson @georgeandersonbc.bsky.social · 29d

Full day in Nanaimo with the Minister of Health @josieosborne.bsky.social: meeting the Mayor of Nanaimo, connected with frontline workers at NRGH, discussed new mental health services, and engaged with the Hospital Board & Foundation. Proud of partnerships building stronger care. 💙🏥

#Nanaimo

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Harwinder Sandhu, Vernon-Lumby MLA @harwindersandhu.bsky.social · 29d

Amazing! We've also had several new doctors from the UK choose to make Vernon their home and practice here.

Our recruitment strategy is delivering results and we’re making real progress in strengthening healthcare and addressing the challenges.

Well done @josieosborne.bsky.social

#BCpoli #BCgov

Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last winter, a Facebook ad caught the eye of U.K. doctor Saad Khan, advertising opportunities in B.C. Several months later, he was on a plane with his wife, Samantha, prepared to start a new life in West Kelowna: “It has been worth it. We love it here.” Read more:

vancouversun.com/news/uk-coup...

'Breath of fresh air:' U.K. couple documents move to B.C. after seeing doctor recruitment ad

"It's a breath of fresh air living here": Dr. Saad Khan and wife Samantha, an occupational therapist, on why they moved to West Kelowna.

vancouversun.com

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 29d

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay.

A simple check-in can make a world of difference. 💙

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 9-8-8 for immediate support. You are not alone. 🌻

#YouAreNotAlone #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · 29d

DYK? We’re investing in community counselling programs so that people can continue to find affordable, life-changing mental-health care when they need it most. More info: news.gov.bc.ca/32744
Seeking help? Start here: helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca/blog/free-or...

Representatives from community-based organizations that deliver community counselling gather and pose for a photograph with provincial Ministers and MLAs at the Snuneymuxw Hulit Lelum – Health Centre in Nanaimo, BC.

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · Sep 8

Amazing! 👏Welcome to BC! We are working hard to recruit internationally trained health care professionals and seeing the positive tangible results means the effort is working.

Come join us and make an impact for communities throughout B.C. #BCHealthCare

Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last winter, a Facebook ad caught the eye of U.K. doctor Saad Khan, advertising opportunities in B.C. Several months later, he was on a plane with his wife, Samantha, prepared to start a new life in West Kelowna: “It has been worth it. We love it here.” Read more:

vancouversun.com/news/uk-coup...

'Breath of fresh air:' U.K. couple documents move to B.C. after seeing doctor recruitment ad

"It's a breath of fresh air living here": Dr. Saad Khan and wife Samantha, an occupational therapist, on why they moved to West Kelowna.

vancouversun.com

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · Aug 24

⚡️The power is back on in Bamfield and Anacla, thanks to the incredible work of #BCHydro crews who built 63 new poles and 65 spans of electrical wires in 8 days on a 6 km section of the Bamfield Rd burned out by the #MountUnderwoodFire. Heroic efforts - and ahead of schedule! 🙌🏼
📸: BC Hydro

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Sheila Malcolmson @sheilamalcolmsonbc.bsky.social · Aug 23

🌟 Big news for #Nanaimo! The new High Acuity Unit at NRGH is complete 🎉

Patients with acute care needs will now get more focused, high-quality care—closer to home 🏥 💙
✅ 12 modern patient rooms
✅ Family-friendly spaces
✅ State-of-the-art equipment

@bowinnma.bsky.social @josieosborne.bsky.social

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · Aug 22

School’s almost back! With more interactions come more chances for illness. Now’s the time to make sure kids’ routine vaccines are up to date—protecting them from measles, chickenpox, whooping cough & more. #BackToSchool

Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/32677

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · Aug 22

We're recruiting more health-care professionals to keep up with the demand and deliver quality care to everyone who needs it. (2/2)

@amnashahbc.bsky.social
@jagrupbrar.bsky.social
@garrybeggbc.bsky.social
@jessieksunner.bsky.social

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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social · Aug 22

The demand for nurses and doctors has increased across the country. In #Surrey, we’re working hard to build out our health-care system to ensure strength and sustainability for many years to come #BCHealthCare (1/2)

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