We deliver health care across 32 communities and 55 First Nation communities found in 6 regional districts of Northern British Columbia (view map), serving about 300,000 people, many of whom are Indigenous.
Our services include:
- Acute (hospital) care
- Mental health and addictions
- Public health
- Home and community care
More than 7,000 people work for Northern Health. Our facilities include:
- 18 hospitals
- 24 long-term care facilities
- Many public health units
- Many offices providing specialized services
In 2023-2024 in the Northern Health region:
- Doctors performed 15,681 scheduled surgeries
- 2,793 babies were born
- There were more than 217,356 inpatient overnight stays
- There were 242,354 outpatient visits (including specialty clinics)
- Our emergency departments were visited 262,790 times
- We provide 1,190 HCC residential care beds
Governance and administration:
We're governed by a ten-member board with representation from throughout the North. The Chair is Colleen V. Nyce.
We're divided into three Health Service Delivery Areas (HSDAs):
- Northeast
- Northern Interior
- Northwest