Watch a town hall about the health-care crisis in B.C.

Emergency room closures. Family doctor shortages. Wait times with devastating consequences. Staffing issues and unhealthy work environments. British Columbia is in a health-care crisis, and the province's rural communities are suffering the most.

On September 20, CBC Vancouver'sAnita BatheandBelle Puri hostedSituation Critical: a free, online public town hall about access to doctors, what's not working and what needs to change. You can watch it now on YouTube or listen on CBC Listen.

Panellists:

• Adrian Dix, minister of health, B.C.
• Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, president of Doctorsof B.C.
• Dr. Rita McCracken, family physician and UBC assistant professor and primary care researcher

And tune in all week to CBC Radio One, CBC TV and cbc.ca/bc for a continuation of the conversation with health-care professionals about the current state of health care in the province.

This town hall is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care.