B.C.91裸聊视频檚 Health minister Adrian Dix is defending the recent use of Peace Arch Hospital for a film shoot.

After Paramount crews and equipment were spotted filming a production on Dec. 15 at the hospital, local MLAs slammed the fact the White Rock hospital was being used to film a show instead of being used for health care.

At a Dec. 20 press conference in Richmond, Dix re-iterated what Fraser Health said in a previous emailed statement, emphasizing the area of the hospital used for filming was an 91裸聊视频渦nused area of the hospital.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 think it was a single room within the hospital that was used and essentially, that91裸聊视频檚 just accommodating a request from an industry that employs a lot of people and does a good job in employing people in our province. If it was needed for care, it would never be provided. It will never be provided. That91裸聊视频檚 not what happens in the health-care system.91裸聊视频�

Dix said he would ask the health authority to look into how often the province91裸聊视频檚 health facilities are used for filming.

91裸聊视频淥f course, I91裸聊视频檝e asked them to take a look at it because people have raised the issue with me to take a look at how often it happens. I think it happens relatively rarely and only in space that is surplus to patient care. Frequently, other public facilities get used.91裸聊视频�

After the Dec. 14-15 film shoot, Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford said health care, not show business, should be the priority.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 frustrating. The only crews that should be going into PAH are construction crews to upgrade some of the things that are needed91裸聊视频� the ICU (intensive care unit) is inadequate for the needs of White Rock right now.91裸聊视频�

Halford noted the hospital has 91裸聊视频渁mazing staff and frontline workers,91裸聊视频� and said he91裸聊视频檚 proud of the province91裸聊视频檚 film sector, which he said has done a lot of great work in White Rock.

91裸聊视频淏ut to utilize a hospital at this time when we91裸聊视频檙e in the crisis we91裸聊视频檙e in91裸聊视频� we91裸聊视频檙e sending out patients at Surrey Memorial to motels, we91裸聊视频檝e got portables now for pediatrics at Surrey Memorial91裸聊视频� our health system is not in great shape. It91裸聊视频檚 never been worse,91裸聊视频� he said.

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91裸聊视频淭he fact is we91裸聊视频檝e got movie crews blocking off substantial areas of the hospital at a time where we91裸聊视频檝e got waits of over 12 hours for the emergency ward. It91裸聊视频檚 completely unacceptable.91裸聊视频�

His colleague, Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko, who is also the shadow minister for mental health, addiction, recovery and education, echoed his frustration on X.

鈦�.鈦� is allowing a floor of Peace Arch Hospital to be used as a film set. Why not use this space to care for patients who are being sent to motels, or in hallways? Staff who are now going to the motel could have gone to PAH. Hospitals are for healthcare.

91裸聊视频� Elenore Sturko (@elenoresturko)

91裸聊视频淗ospitals are meant for health care,91裸聊视频� she said in a video post.

Sturko also tweeted that 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 sickening to know people at Surrey Memorial Hospital are being treated in hallways and motels while a floor of nearby Peace Arch Hospital is being used to make movies.91裸聊视频�

It91裸聊视频檚 sickening to know people at Surrey Memorial Hospital are being treated in hallways and motels while a floor of nearby Peace Arch Hospital is being used to make movies.

91裸聊视频� Elenore Sturko (@elenoresturko)

In an emailed statement, Fraser Health said the decision to allow filming was made 91裸聊视频渨ith careful consideration for patient care, operational needs and the overall benefit to our health care services.91裸聊视频�

The health authority said no hospital services were impacted and full hospital operations maintained throughout the filming, which it said took place in a 91裸聊视频渧ery small closed, non-active unit currently being prepared for upcoming renovations.91裸聊视频�

The statement noted that filming in unused spaces at Fraser Health sites 91裸聊视频済enerates revenue to directly support patient care and improve infrastructure.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淥ccasionally these out-of-service areas are used for filming as long as no patients are disturbed and hospital services are not impacted,91裸聊视频� it said.

Halford said he has nothing against movies or TV series being filmed on the Semiahmoo Peninsula.

But when 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e got diversions from the maternity, we91裸聊视频檝e got long waits in the emergency rooms, we91裸聊视频檝e got a mental health facility at Peace Arch Hospital that they can91裸聊视频檛 staff right now91裸聊视频� Fraser Health needs to get its priorities straight.91裸聊视频�