PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. \u2013 British Columbia Premier and BC NDP Leader David Eby promised that a reelected NDP government would get a helipad built at a norther B.C. hospital expansion.<\/p>\n
Eby committed to adding a helipad to the business plan for the University Hospital of Northern BC expansion project as he campaigned in Prince George, B.C.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople in northern B.C. often have to travel to Prince George, the regional hub, for complex maternity care and emergency care, including trauma and cancer care. Travelling in a health emergency is already scary enough \u2014 we want to make it as fast and smooth as possible for patients as well as paramedics,\u201d Eby said.<\/p>\n
A BC NDP release also cited the current expansion of the hospital as well as use of a new Leonardo AW169 helicopter ambulance, which is due to enter service in the coming months. The new helicopter can fly longer distances with fewer refuelling stops.<\/p>\n