Provincial Health Services Authority

Overview

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) works in partnership with the BC Ministry of Health, the five regional health authorities and the First Nations Health Authority to bring province-wide health care closer to where B.C. residents live, to promote health, manage chronic conditions and reduce the burden of illness. PHSA programs provide care and services through specialized hospitals and centres such as BC Children's Hospital and BC Cancer. Through BC Emergency Health Services, PHSA oversees the BC Ambulance Service and Patient Transfer Services. PHSA is also responsible for health services that are delivered in collaboration with regional health authorities through B.C.’s Health Improvement Networks and Provincial Clinical Programs. These programs operate with the shared goal of improving the quality and standard of care across B.C. As one of Canada’s foremost academic health science organizations, PHSA's research activities reflect an ongoing partnership between the organization, its programs and its partners. Health Research BC and the research entities at PHSA collaborate to support researchers whose work contributes to advancing specialized health care across British Columbia. This collaboration helps ensure that the outcomes of their efforts inform best practices in clinical care and policy.