Hospital that serves the city and regional district will be renamed qathet General Hospital at the request of the Tla\u0027amin First Nation
In a partnership with the local Tla’amin Nation, VCH held a renaming ceremony on Monday. The hospital serves the qathet Regional District and surrounding rural areas.
“This is a welcome announcement and I appreciate the spirit and work of reconciliation behind it,” said Powell River–Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons. “We need to ensure health care is delivered in a culturally safe environment, and this includes taking steps to reflect the history of the place and the people who live there.”Article content
Tla’amin Nation executive councillor Dillon Johnson commended VCH for agreeing to the change and “demonstrating how to advance reconciliation at the local level.”
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