Health Vision Sea to Sky - Phase Two Update

Phase one of the Health Vision Sea to Sky engagement sought input to inform the future of acute, long-term care and community services in the Sea to Sky corridor. From June to October 2023, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) engaged with the public, key community partners, health-care staff and residents around the challenges, opportunities and priorities for health-care services in the Sea to Sky corridor. All six First Nations served by VCH in the Sea to Sky corridor were also engaged as part of this process. The first phase of the engagement is complete and we would like to thank everyone who has participated in the engagement so far.

Phase one engagement included the following:

  • interviews and focus groups with key community partners and decision makers
  • staff and public survey (with close to 1,400 responses)
  • discussions with six First Nations in the Sea to Sky corridor.

Outreach for phase one of the engagement included mailouts to residences in the Sea to Sky corridor, posters at key community locations in Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton, as well as the sharing of engagement materials with community partner organizations for further distribution.

See here for the What We Heard report.

The team is now preparing for phase two of the engagement, which will begin once the draft clinical services plan is complete. In December 2023, BC Stats released an updated set of population projections that affect Sea to Sky clinical services plan calculations. The data prepared as part of the clinical services planning is currently being revised with the new projections, which has impacted project schedules. As such, the next phase of engagement is expected to start in early summer of 2024. During this phase, VCH will host in-person engagement sessions in Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton. All community members will be invited to learn about draft plans and provide input.

We thank you for your understanding and ongoing interest in the project. We will provide an update in the coming months regarding the second phase of engagement. In the meantime, if you have any questions or require additional information about Health Vision Sea to Sky, please contact us at healthvisionSTS@vch.ca.

Your feedback is helping shape the future of health care in the Sea to Sky corridor, and we are deeply appreciative of your continued engagement.