INNOVATIONS
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Maternal Child Health Program a Leading Model for Midwives in BC
Funding Model Used for Maternal Child Health Program Helps Sustainability of Maternity Services in Community
Home Away from Home Concept Allows for Safe, Accessible Places for Patients to Stay
Community-driven Home Away from Home offers a place for patients and their families to stay while experiencing medical care, or awaiting transport after discharge. Options range from family units with shared kitchens and room to gather to hostel style.
Healthy Relationships Between Physicians, Local Municipality, and Health Authority Result in Support for Community Hospital
Stakeholders Band Together to Locally Decide on Funding
Committee of Local Stakeholders, Health Authority, and More Work Together to Address Health Outcomes and Utilize Funding
Fraser Health subsidizes BC Transit in Hope by $25,000 a year
A BC Transit open forum reveals that the ycommunity needs more transit coverage. The District worked to get the Health Authority to subsidize BC Transit of $25,000/year which helped address multiple health outcomes, such as access to transport for medical appointments.
From Dire Straights to Roaring Success, Urban Centres Look to Rural Community to Improve Patient Attachment Strategies
Asking for Division funding pays off and enables community to recruit and retain rural physicians
Community Paramedic Program a Successful Initiative
Community Paramedics visit patients in their homes, and provide routine serivices, allowing other BC Emergency Health Services team members to be available for ambulance call outs.
Volunteer Run Program Grants Seniors Peace of Mind by Providing Transportation to out of Community Medical Appointments
Senior-run program for seniors allows essential travel to and from medical appointments while removing stress from an already stressful situation
Community Lobbying for 24/7 Rape Kit Testing at Local Hospital
8:30 to 4:30, Monday to Friday, is not generally the time when women are sexually assaulted. Community works hard to have 24/7 rape kit testing available at local centres, and completed by nurses.
City Adopts 10-Year Financial Plan
By going to a 10-year plan, the City maximizes their municipal finance authority and borrowing capacity, which means they are better positioned for matching grants and making things happen.
Community Council Works with Physician and Stakeholder Groups to Improve Health, Attractivness and Retention
Focus on creating healthy lifestyle opportunities such as trail networks and better transit leads to recruitment and retention of physicans – a community effort over the last eight years.
Fundraising Allows for Construction of Local Hospice House
Land donated by the City leads to creation of new Hospice House and palliative care beds, all within an eight month turn around.
Dog Park Brings Community Together and Shows What is Possible With Fundraising
Municipality meets 50/50 fundraising for local dog park, which creates a healthy place that encourages seniors and all community members to be active and expand their social network; a win-win situation for all!
Accessible Community Garden Brings Together Generations and Increases Health and Wellbeing
Bringing together community members of all ages and physical abilities through the Community Garden increases mental and physical well being.
Local Government Partners with Health Authority – Applying a Health Lens to their Offical Community Plan
Overarching health lens on Offical Community Plan approved, working to impact public health stats along side Health Authority.
Longstanding Tradition of Community Fundraising Overcomes Local Healthcare and Housing Challenges
Community’s geographic isolation leads to self-sufficiency in raising funds for local hospital and seniors housing
Community Fundraising Helps Open a New Hospice for Residents in the Sea to Sky Corridor
New four bed Hospice will fill a need for Sea to Sky residents which is a huge fundraising success!
Volunteer and Community Support Drives Successful Hospice and Local Auxiliary
The overlapping volunteer pool proves essential for program support in Ashcroft, leading to exceptional Hospice and Auxiliary groups.
Merging Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) Increases Communication with Physicians
Community successfuly merges Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), leading to a hope for expansion.
Communities Develop Local Broadband Fibre Networks
The community creation of it’s own local broadband fibre network allows access to highspeed internet, creating a better access to care for all.
Interactive Library Programs Help Attract and Retain Health Care Workers With Families
Newcomers to town with young families can join interactive library services and programs and feel welcomed to the community.
Clustering Nursing Rotation Leads to Recruitment and Retention
Un-filled nursing rotations filled by clustering of shifts, in turn attracting staff from centres outside of Ashcroft.
Local Health and Wellness Coalition Lobbies for Physicians and Community Healthcare
Passionate local coalition lobbies for change in the way community accesses medical service, for example physician recruitment for emergency care.
Counselor Off-loads Patients from Nurse Practitioner Needing Counselling Support
Due to longer appointment times, patients were using their Nurse Practitioner as a…
Complex Patient Care in Community and Emergency Room (ER)
Discharge rounds and community rounds take place using a team based care approach…
Overview: Healthcare Innovations
Many rural communities face health care challenges that are different than what their regional and urban counterparts face across the province. Rural community members have developed innovations to overcome inequities resulting from as geographical isolation and limited resources.
“Innovations” can be defined as: “Any model, program, initiative, approach, or work-around that contributes to the success and/or improvement of the community as a whole.” An innovation can be as simple as building a community garden in front of the hospital, to subsidizing a bus service that helps rural patients affordably travel out-of-town for healthcare appointments.
By sharing each innovation, we hope that communities can learn from each other’s successes, cross-pollinate ideas, and form new connections with each other.
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