I'd like to say those moments of illumination happen to me quite frequently but that wouldn't be true.
Contrary to the uninformed anti-union rant of Gordy Robson [Florence lost her way, Jan. 29 Just Saying, TIMES], nurses are always concerned about the health and well-being of our patients.
With the flu season hitting especially hard this winter, Fraser Health has declared the current influenza strain a health hazard under the Public Health Act.
With flu season well underway, two Surrey schools have already been hit hard by the bug with both having classrooms with almost half of students staying home as a result.
We're in the middle of a particularly nasty bout of influenza - one of the worst flu seasons in years. It's been rough enough for the Fraser Health Authority to pay special attention, and specifically label it a "health hazard."
We're in the middle of a particularly nasty bout of influenza - one of the worst flu seasons in years.
The Fraser Health Authority took an extra step in an attempt to reduce the spread of influenza this week by declaring the virus a health hazard.
INFLUENZA outbreaks are up slightly in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, but this year's flu strain has been virulent enough to be declared a health hazard by the Fraser Health Authority. The number of people who have been hospitalized due to influenza is up 400 per cent this year. The number of deaths associated with flu is also up by an alarming rate. Are you planning to get a flu shot, or do you have all the antibodies you need? Find us on Facebook or Twitter and tell us what you think.
With the flu season hitting especially hard this winter, Fraser Health has declared the current influenza strain a health hazard under the Public Health Act.
AFTER a few quiet years, influenza is rampant this season, with a significant spike in hospitalizations and deaths associated with influenza in some parts of the province.
Influenza is hammering the Lower Mainland, including some Langley health facilities, as one of the worst flu seasons in years has caused outbreaks at a number of health care facilities.
The growing toll of influenza has forced Fraser Health to declare the flu a "health hazard" and impose restrictions at residential care facilities throughout the valley.