By Brieanna Charlebois British Columbia is reviewing health authority spending to ensure resources go to “critical patient services” and to minimize wasteful administrative costs. Health Minister Josie Osborne said Monday that the government wants to ensure that all authorities are best positioned to tackle the “complex challenges” facing the health care system. “There is no doubt that the health-care system is under a lot of strain right now,” she told reporters in Victoria on Monday. “These reviews will be undertaken in a very thoughtful, structured way, with input from health-care providers so that we can do the best job possible, making the best use of all resources to deliver health care for British Columbians.” The move comes amid a series of emergency room closures that have spread from rural communities…
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