New Westminster's Royal Columbian Hospital is among the facilities to benefit from a recent agreement on anasthetic services.
RCH, along with surrey Memorial and Victoria General hospitals, will join B.C. Women's in having a dedicated 24/7 obstetrical anesthesiology service.
The hospitals are all level 3 maternity hospitals, providing care for high-risk pregnant women and their babies.
A dedicated obstetrical anesthesiology service ensures that at least one specialist anesthesiologist is on site at all times for obstetric-specific services.
The agreement was signed by the province and the B.C. Medical Association in mid-December.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Health, compensation will be comparable to those for anesthesiologists at B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre who perform similar obstetrical work.
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