July 14, 2026
In her CBC interview on On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko, retired RN and Patient Pathways founder Connie Jorsvik draws on 25 years of bedside nursing and her own past experience as a striking nurse to address the systemic crisis behind the B.C. nurses strike. In this segment, Jorsvik highlights how severe shortages in long-term care beds and an aging Baby Boomer demographic lacking adequate community or home care drive high ER usage, creating "revolving door" hospital bottlenecks that overload acute care. To break this cycle and safeguard patients, she suggests that any lasting resolution must go beyond modest wage increases to deliver true structural reform—specifically enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios, robust workplace safety measures, and improved pay to retain experienced staff.