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Mandate
Our mandate is to serve the population of B.C. by :
- Providing tertiary maternal/fetal/newborn and specialized women’s health services for B.C.
- Providing primary and secondary services for women and infants residing in other referring Health Regions when BC Women’s is the most appropriate access point or in cases where no other facility is providing secondary care in a specialized area of health, with the goal of enhancing capacity at the regional/community level when it should be there.
- Providing medical genetics services for women, children, men and families across B.C. who are at risk for genetic disorders.
- Working in partnership with aboriginal communities, other health authorities, and the Ministry of Health to improve health of aboriginal people in B.C.
- Providing provincial leadership in developing, maintaining and participating in effective networks of partners who share the goal of better health for women and their families
- Serving as a catalyst to identify key issues and to contribute to developing public policies aimed at improving the health of B.C.’s population, especially girls and women.
- Developing, disseminating and translating new knowledge in the areas of basic science, clinical, health services, health policy, and population health research to improve health.
- Partnering with UBC and other academic centres to provide training opportunities for Canadian and International students across all the health disciplines and other related sectors for clinical, educational, and research activities.
- Leading, participating in, and partnering with national and international clinical, research and education networks to advance the goal of better health for women and their families.
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