Originally incorporated as the BC Health Care Occupational Health and Safety Society, SWITCH BC which stands for Safety, Wellbeing, Innovation, Training and Collaboration in Healthcare is the organization’s working name. SWITCH BC’s governance model is unique in B.C. and in Canada with representatives of unions, employers, physicians, Ministry of Health, and WorkSafeBC on its board of directors, making consensus decisions to support positive change in healthcare workplaces for the 300,000+ people working in the sector.
