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title: "BC Greens propose a community health centre in every riding and a review of health authority structure"
description: "The BC Green Party published a healthcare platform on October 6, proposing an integrated community health centre in every provincial riding and a review of whether to replace the current health authority model with a single provincial authority."
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last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:06:56.587Z"
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The [BC Green Party](/bc/provincial-2026/parties/bc-green-party) published a healthcare platform on October 6, 2026, at an event in Squamish. Party leader [Emily Lowan](/bc/provincial-2026/candidates/emily-lowan) was joined by BC Greens MLA Jeremy Valeriote, who represents West Vancouver-Sea to Sky.

## What the party proposes

The announcement calls for an integrated community health centre in every provincial riding. The Greens describe these as facilities that would bring primary care, mental health support, and social services under one roof.

The party also says it would review the current structure of regional health authorities across British Columbia and consider consolidating them into a single provincial authority. It says it would centralize surgical referrals into a single-entry model so that patients do not need separate referrals to each health region.

Other proposals in the announcement include phasing out reliance on private agency nurses, requiring health authorities to collect and publish workforce data, reviewing loan forgiveness programs for healthcare students, and providing free vaccines.

## The party's figures

In the announcement, Lowan is quoted as saying: "One in every eleven dollars spent in this province is government healthcare spending. Yet people are getting sicker and conditions for workers are deteriorating, all as we watch millions of dollars flow to private healthcare providers."

The party puts the provincial health budget at $40.6 billion for 2026, which it says represents 8.7% of provincial GDP. It says administrative costs in the health system have increased by 270% since 2017, reaching $3.8 billion. It also puts the average cost of a visit to an Urgent and Primary Care Centre at $186.

These figures come from the party's own materials. voche.me has not independently verified them.

The party says on its announcement page that it is the only party committed to ending what it calls the creeping expansion of private healthcare. That is the party's own claim.

## What voters can do

This is a platform announcement ahead of the October 24 vote. Advance voting runs October 16 to 21. You can compare what each party has announced on healthcare using the party pages on this site.

## Sitemap

See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.