Who We Work With

ImpactBC is one organization among many in the health care sector of British Columbia and is committed to forging positive relationships with those dedicated to common goals. The following list represents our key funding partners and organizations responsible for the overall delivery of primary health care services throughout British Columbia.

British Columbia Patient Safety & Quality Council

Patient Safety & Quality Council (BCPSQC) provides system-wide leadership to bring a provincial perspective to patient safety and health care quality improvement activities. Through collaboration with partners, BCPSQC promotes and informs a provincially coordinated, patient-centred approach to patient safety and quality improvement.

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Division of Health Care Communication, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

The Division of Health Care Communication is based out of the College of Health Disciplines at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The Division works to promote a partnership model of client-health professional communication in line with current trends in health care including evidence-based practice, client-centred care and informed and shared decision making.

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Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has overall responsibility for ensuring that quality, appropriate, cost effective and timely health services are available to all British Columbians. The Ministry of Health Services works with the health authorities, care providers, agencies and other groups to ensure British Columbians are supported in their efforts to maintain and improve their health and to provide access to care. 

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British Columbia Medical Association

The British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA) is a voluntary association of British Columbia's physicians, medical residents, and medical students which represents approximately 95% of practicing physicians in British Columbia.   The Association aims to advance the practice and science of medicine and the health of British Columbians by working for the improvement of medical education, health care legislation, and the delivery of hospital and other health care services.

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General Practices Services Committee

The General Practice Service Committee is a joint committee of the B.C. Ministry of Health Services (MoHS), the BC Medical Association (BCMA), and the Society of General Practitioners (SGP) of B.C. The committee supports BC doctors by developing and implementing innovative programs and supports to achieve improved patient care in BC. 

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Fraser Health Authority

Fraser Health provides a wide range of integrated health care services to more than 1.5 million people living in communities stretching from Burnaby to White Rock to Hope and is one of Canada's largest and fastest growing health authorities. FHA’s quality health care services range from acute care hospitals to community-based residential, home health, mental health and public health services.

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Interior Health Authority

Interior Health (IH) is responsible for ensuring publicly funded health services are provided to the people of the Southern Interior of BC covering almost 215,000 square kilometres which includes larger cities such as Kelowna, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Penticton and Vernon, and a multitude of rural and remote communities. Services are delivered through a complex regional “network of care” that includes hospitals, community health centres, residential assisted living facilities, mental health housing, primary health clinics, homes, schools, and other community settings. 

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Northern Health Authority

Northern Health is responsible for the delivery of health care across Northern British Columbia, including acute care, mental health, public health, addictions, and home and community care services. Northern Health covers almost two-thirds of British Columbia’s landscape, bordered by the Northwest and Yukon Territories to the north, the BC interior to the south, Alberta to the east, and Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the west. 

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Provincial Health Services Authority

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is one of BC’s six health authorities; its primary role is to ensure that BC residents have access to a coordinated network of high-quality specialized health care services. By planning, coordinating and evaluating specialized health services, PHSA works with the other health authorities across BC to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people who need provincial services like cancer treatment, management of a complex mental health problem or cardiac care. 

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Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is responsible for providing quality health care services to 25% of BC’s population consisting of over 1 million people including the residents of Vancouver, Richmond, the North Shore and Coast Garibaldi, Sea-to-Sky, Sunshine Coast, Powell River, Bella Bella and Bella Coola.

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Vancouver Island Health Authority

The Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) provides health care to over 750,000 people on Vancouver Island, the islands of the Georgia Strait, and in the mainland communities north of Powell River and south of Rivers Inlet. VIHA provides services through a network of hospitals, clinics, centres, health units, and residential facilities.

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British Columbia Center for Excellence in HIV/ AIDS

The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is dedicated to improving the health of British Columbians with HIV through the development, ongoing monitoring and dissemination of comprehensive research and treatment programs for HIV and related diseases. The Centre is a key provincial resource, serving all health authorities, regions and citizens of B.C. 

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Public Health Agency of Canada

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is the main Government of Canada agency responsible for public health in Canada. PHAC’s primary goal is to strengthen Canada’s capacity to protect and improve the health of Canadians and to help reduce pressures on the health care system.

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Canadian Mental Health Association

Canadian Mental Health Association - British Columbia Division (CMHA-BC) exists to promote the mental health of British Columbians and support the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness through information resources, educational events, direct services, research and advocacy, as well as the provision of support to 19 CMHA branches throughout BC. The CMHA provides direct service to more than 100,000 Canadians through the combined efforts of more than 10,000 volunteers and staff across Canada.

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