Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia. Other health authorities in the province have a regional jurisdiction. PHSA is unique in Canada as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services. Services are provided either directly through PHSA agencies or through funding or collaboration with regional health authorities.
PHSA operates and manages a number of well-recognized specialized agencies:
PHSA operates with an annual budget of more than C$1 billion and employs more than 10,000 people. President and CEO Lynda Cranston was selected as one of the Top 100(TM) Most Powerful Women in Canada, according to the Women's Executive Network(TM), in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
In October 2008, PHSA was named one of BC's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by The Vancouver Sun, The Province and the Victoria Times-Colonist.[1]