BC Health Care Matters Rallies

HEALTHCARE NOW Rally

On September 9th, 2023 BC Health Care Matters Directors and volunteers joined the organizers of the Surrey HEALTHCARE NOW Rally to raise awareness. Dr Randeep Gill and his coalition of healthcare practitioners and community members spoke to the inequitable access to care the people of the South Fraser area are facing and the urgent need for immediate action to address the crisis. BCHCM President Camille Currie spoke to the connections between Surrey Memorial Hospital’s critical state and the lack of primary care in the community.

To watch the recording click here.

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Press Release:

In a resounding display of unity and concern for their community's well-being, citizens from all walks of life will come together to stage a rally to overcome the alarming shortage of critical medical care resources for the South Fraser area.

Due to disparity in funding when compared to Vancouver and surrounding areas, Surrey residents suffer from inadequate tools and infrastructure to take care of our most vulnerable. Surrey lacks the resources to treat the 3 leading causes of death, heart attack, stroke and trauma. As a result patients are enduring prolonged wait times, inadequate treatment options, and compromised healthcare outcomes due to these shortages and delays. This rally aims to highlight these grievances and encourage public discourse and governmental action.

Organized by Dr. Randeep Gill, an ER physician from Surrey Memorial Hospital, and a coalition of healthcare practitioners and community members. This demonstration will be held on September 9th at 2pm at the Surrey City Hall Civic Plaza. Dr. Gill and his coalition intend to shed light on the dire state of medical services and the urgent need for immediate action to address the crisis.

The organizers of the rally call upon local and regional authorities to collaborate with medical professionals, community leaders, and stakeholders to develop and implement comprehensive solutions to address this medical care shortage crisis.

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We Need Doctors NOW! rally

On October 22, 2022 over 200 people gathered at the BC Legislature to demand action on the current health and primary care crisis in British Columbia.

Watch the recording here.

May 19, 2022 BC Health Care Matters Rally

On May 19th 2022 BC Health Care Matters (BCHCM) hosted a Rally on the Legislature Grounds. We invited everyone to come and stand shoulder to shoulder with BC Health Care Matters Group and Medical Professionals to get our message to Government on Family Physician Day. Our message was WE NEED DOCTORS! and EVERYONE NEEDS A FAMILY DOCTOR. Up to 1500 people were said to have attended. Guests speakers included: Founder of BCHCM Camille Currie, Project Lead of BCHCM Alexis Reid, Volunteer with BCHCM Sharman Minus, an ER Doctor, a Cardiologist, a Hematologist, a Family Physician, a Retired Physician, VP of BC Nurses Union, MLA Adam Olsen form the Green Party, MLA Shirley Bond from the Liberal Party and the Ragging Grannies (An NDP MLA was invited to speak as well). On this same day 2 petitions written by Camille Currie and promoted by BCHCM were tabled in the Legislature by the Honorable MLA Shirley Bond of the Liberal Party. Total signatures gathered on the petitions exceeded 43,000 BC Residents.

We welcomed representation from the BC Nurses Union, BC College of Family Physicians, Doctors of BC, BC Family Doctors, and Family Doctors for Patient Care.