September 2026 Newsletter

Chris has experience building relationships with organizations and community partners throughout the Sea to Sky. He is passionate about making connections and supporting collaborative initiatives that strengthen the local community. He has called the Sea to Sky home for many years and is excited to bring his experience to the healthcare community. Away from the office, he enjoys the region's various outdoor activities and playing hockey. Chris can be reached at cmaloney@seato

Following a pause, the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is restarting the Digital Referrals & Orders (DRO) program, which enables physicians to send, receive, and track referrals, diagnostic orders, and Special Authority requests electronically. By reducing reliance on fax and paper-based processes, DRO aims to improve visibility, coordination, and efficiency throughout the referral process and support more timely, coordinated patient care. Onboarding will occur i

Manually tracking which patients need follow-up can take time and make it harder for your team to stay on top of what’s due. FPSC’s practice supports can help you use your EMR tools to create more consistent recall processes and make patient follow-up easier to manage. FPSC also offers practical support for other aspects of running your practice. Whether you’re choosing or switching EMRs, integrating an AI scribe or other digital tools, or looking to make administrative tas

We are pleased to welcome three new providers to the Sea to Sky primary care community! Please join us in welcoming Dr. Alastair Todd and Dr. Lukie Smith, who have joined the team at Creekside, and Dr. Emmanuel Abreu, who has joined the team at Diamond Head. Dr. Emmanuel Abreu – Diamond Head Clinic Emmanuel Abreu is a family physician with a special interest in chronic pain and substance use disorder. He completed his residency in family medicine at the urban site of Saint Pa

Dr. Tremblay-Sabatini is a local psychiatrist for adults and geriatric patients. She is no longer working for VCH and has started her own virtual psychiatric practice in Squamish, offering home visits where clinically indicated, all covered under MSP. She is now accepting referrals for adult and geriatric psychiatry patients. She has not been seeing patients through VCH Squamish Outpatient Services since January 2026. Her work at Hilltop House and Squamish General Hospita

We would like to share a very important Memo regarding direct orders to Squamish General Hospital Medical Day Care. If you have questions, please contact Heidi Butler (STS Director) Heidi.butler@vch.ca or Dr. Stephen Masselink, Site Medical Director, stephen.masselink@vch.ca