Fraser Health - Simon Fraser University
Regional Liaison Officer
Name: Andrea Cosentino
Email: coastalliaison@bcnar.ca
Phone: 778-782-7789
Fraser Health is one of six health authorities established by the government of British Columbia in December 2001.
When most people think about health care, they think of their local hospital, but Fraser Health is much more. We're a network of integrated health services working together to meet health care needs.
We are the community hospital where you go to repair the broken leg suffered on a weekend ski trip; the referral hospital where specialists save the life of a newborn after a high-risk birth; the residential care facility or assisted living facility where an elderly loved one receives care; the public health unit where a new baby is weighed and immunized; the mental health and addictions office where you can get support if you suspect a family member is suffering from depression or substance abuse; the home health workers who visit your disabled neighbour and offer the support needed to live independently; and the environmental health officers who monitor everything from your favourite local restaurant to drinking water.
- Oversees the operation of 12 acute care hospitals, with about 2,000 acute care beds
- Treated 407,000 people in our Emergency Departments in 2004/05
- Provided more than 115,000 surgical procedures in 2004/05
- Maintains more than 7,000 residential complex care beds alongside our hospitals or in the community
- Is working with BC Housing to develop 1,176 assisted living units, with more than 600 now available and the rest to be completed by early 2007
- Employs about 21,000 people
- Works with about 2,200 physicians
- Manages a budget of $1.8 billion (2005/06)
Demographics Highlights
|
Population |
2004 |
% of Region Pop. |
2007 projected |
|
Under 19 |
348,000 |
24% |
350,000 |
|
19 - 44yrs |
574,000 |
39% |
588,000 |
|
45 - 64yrs |
373,000 |
25% |
422,000 |
|
65 + |
176,000 |
12% |
193,000 |
|
TOTAL |
1,471,000 |
100% |
1,553,000 |
Funding Opportunities
Research Support Services
- Cantest – Bioanalytical Services, Pharmaceutical Testing, Clinical Research Trials
- Life Sciences – British Columbia
- UCFV Research Office
Programs Pertaining to Aging
- Falls Prevention - Fraser Health
- Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society
- Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society
- Ridge Meadows Seniors Society
Upcoming Events
Institutional Links
- Act Now BC
- Alzheimer’s Society
- BC Healthy Living
- British Columbia Institute of Technology – Dr Tong Louie Living aboratory
- Fraser Health Research
- Partners in Community Health Research
- SFU – Gerontology Department
- SFU – Gerontology Research Centre
- UCFV – Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA)