Fraser Health
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Fraser Health is one of six publicly-funded health care organizations in an area of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It has 22,000 employees and serves the region from Boston Bar to Burnaby. It is the largest health authority by population in British Columbia, and includes some of the fastest growing communities within Canada. Services provided by Fraser Health include primary health care, community home care, mental health and addictions, acute medical, and surgical services. The Royal Columbian hospital, located in the city of New Westminster, is the oldest hospital in British Columbia and one of Fraser Health's busiest. A major tertiary care facility known for trauma care, neuro-surgery and open heart surgery, the Royal Columbian hosptial is the only program with the capability of performing cardiac surgery for expectant women in the Province of British Columbia. Three rapidly growing communities include Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, and Surrey; all three are served by expanding community focused acute care hospitals and related services. Fraser Health provides health care services for the communities of:
- Burnaby
- Coquitlam
- New Westminster
- Surrey
- Delta
- Maple Ridge
- Langley
- Abbotsford
- Mission
- Chilliwack
- Hope
[edit] See also
Other Health Authorities in British Columbia:
- Interior Health
- Northern Health
- Provincial Health Services Authority
- Vancouver Coastal Health
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
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