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Today, Health Links has over 60 registered nurses available to answer health related questions.
But 30 years ago, it was just one nurse who started it all.
“She worked five hours a day, had one phone, answering voice messages with a notepad and supporting folks in the best way she could with her nursing skills,” said Lonnie Ho, the director of the Provincial Health Contact Centre.
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Health Links, and the program has changed quite a bit in that time.
Health Links now operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with nurses like Tanis Lockhart waiting to answer health questions over the phone.
“A lot of time we can treat stuff at home, where it doesn’t necessarily have to be going in to see the doctor. But a lot of people are just unaware of even some home care stuff that they could …
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