1. Provincial Health Services Authority Working Together For Better Health in BC

2. Provincial Health Services Authority Province wide solutions. Better health.

3. PHSA Mission “Accessible, quality health services” Deliver quality services Directions and standards Resources Performance Research and teaching

4. Collaborating Across the Province Province-wide mandate to ensure quality and accessibility PHSA and five geographic health authorities

5. PHSA Agencies

6. PHSA Agencies in BC Access Quality Efficiency Effectiveness

7. Steps Forward

8. SARS BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) BC Cancer Agency’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre Successful containment in BC National and international recognition for research

9. Renal Care Kidney disease growing by 10% per year Integrated outcomes-based health care Opening new dialysis centres or expanding services

10. Mental Health Supporting patients closer to home New beds: Vancouver Island, Prince George, Kamloops New facilities in 2004 Garden in bloom at Iris House tertiary psychiatric rehabilitation facility in Prince George. Back yard with a view at South Hills tertiary psychiatric rehabilitation facility in Kamloops.

11. Chest Surgery Two centres of excellence for Thoracic Surgery – Vancouver and Kelowna Two more centres in next two years Recruitment of new thoracic surgeon

12. Improving Access Standards and measures for surgical services Access to and effectiveness of emergency services

13. Cardiac Services Wait-lists Referral systems Leadership and long-term planning

14. Stepping Forward Regional considerations Identifying barriers to access Ensuring consistent, quality care PROTECTING PATIENT CARE!

15. Patients first