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Contacting Northern Health

Non-urgent health advice and information

Please call HealthLink BC by dialing 8-1-1 from anywhere in BC, or TTY at 7-1-1 for the deaf and hearing-impaired. Registered nurses can provide health information and advice at any time. Translation services are available in 130 languages. For information online, please visit www.HealthLinkBC.ca

Health facilities and services by community
Northern Health is split into three operational area: the Northeast, Northern Interior, and Northwest. For health services in specific communities, please click on the links below.

Northeast: Chetwynd; Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe; Hudson’s Hope; Fort Nelson; Fort St. John; Tumbler Ridge

Northern Interior: Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Mackenzie, McBride, Prince George, Quesnel, Valemount, Vanderhoof

Northwest: Atlin, Dease Lake, Houston, Hazelton; Masset, Kitimat, Port Clements, Prince Rupert, Smithers, Stewart, Terrace, the Village of Queen Charlotte

Human resources/work inquiries
Northern Health welcomes inquiries about work opportunities. You are welcome to first look at our careers page for more information on specific positions.

  • For more information on opportunities for physicians, contact Northern Health Human Resources at (250) 565-2555, 1-877-905-1155, or email: physicians@northernhealth.ca
  • For more information on opportunities for nurses and other health professionals, contact the Human Resources Department at (250) 565-2350, 1-877-905-1155, or email: HR@northernhealth.ca

 

Media inquiries
The NH Media Line (250 961-7724) is for the use of Northern BC, provincial and national media.

This media cell is carried at all times by a Northern Health communications officer. During business hours (8 AM to 5 PM), calls will be answered or returned immediately. After hours and on weekends, voicemail messages will be reviewed; urgent messages will be returned immediately, and non-urgent requests will be attended to at or before the start of the next business day.

 

Purchasing and RFP inquiries
Northern Health’s Materiel Services Department coordinates all purchasing activities for the health region. The department also prepares all tenders and requests for proposals, evaluates all responses, and makes contract award recommendations.

Northern Health uses the provincial government's BC Bid service to post tender opportunities and Requests for Proposals. To view Northern Health’s listings, click the browse by organization option and select Northern Health from the alphabetical list.

For more information, please contact:
Materiel Services
687 Dornbierer Crescent
Prince George, BC V2M 5Y5
Phone: (250) 565-2322, Fax: (250) 563-6850

Corporate Office contact
Northern Health welcomes inquiries to its Corporate Office. If you need information on a matter related to a specific community, you’re encouraged to first contact local services listed under specific communities.

Northern Health - Corporate Office
Suite 600, 299 Victoria Street
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada V2L 5B8
Phone: (250) 565-2649,  Fax: (250) 565-2640

General e-mail inquiries:

(The 'hello' email account is not intended for urgent health related questions or issues requiring an immediate response, but for general inquiries only. Please note, it may take up to 48 hours for a response.)

You can also contact Northern Health's Board of Directors through the NH Corporate Office.

Outside links
Government of British Columbia health services links

Post-secondary education institutions in Northern British Columbia

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