Overview

• Dr. Kaitlin Stockton filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court accusing Fraser Health Authority of constructive dismissal, workplace bullying and retaliation after she posted a public notice warning of ER overcrowding.
• The lawsuit details that hospitals managed by Fraser Health routinely operate with four to six unfilled emergency physician shifts each day, leading to wait times of 10 to 14 hours.
• Stockton’s claim asserts that Fraser Health ignored repeated pleas to activate code orange mass casualty protocols during critical incidents, including an April 26 festival attack response.
• Fifty B.C. emergency physicians have backed Stockton’s advocacy in a letter calling for greater transparency, accountability and safer workplaces in the province’s emergency rooms.
• Fraser Health Authority declined to comment on the lawsuit, while B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne stressed the importance of health-care workers feeling free to raise concerns without fear of reprisal.