Mark King

Senior Director, Pre-hospital Care and Patient Transport, Ministry of Health @BC Public Service

Victoria, BC, CA

Senior leader overseeing provincial strategy, policy, and system performance for pre‑hospital care and patient transport across British Columbia. Provides advice to ministry executives and leads cross‑government, cross‑jurisdictional collaboration with BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), health authorities, first nations health authority, first responders, and national partners. Accountable for shaping long‑term service models, operational priorities, and policy frameworks that influence emergency health services province‑wide. Expertise includes:• Directed province‑wide strategic planning and long‑term system design for pre‑hospital care and patient transport services. • Advised Minister, Deputy Minister, and Assistant Deputy Minister and senior officials on complex, politically sensitive issues affecting emergency health and patient transport policy. • Advised Minister, Deputy Minister, and Assistant Deputy Minister and senior officials on complex, politically sensitive issues affecting emergency health and patient transport policy.• Led alignment of BCEHS strategies with government priorities, ensuring consistent provincial direction and performance. • Oversaw development of policies, standards, regulations, and legislation governing Emergency Health Services.• Managed high‑profile, urgent, and politically sensitive initiatives requiring accelerated timelines and multi‑stakeholder coordination. • Led provincial issues‑management for patient transport policies in collaboration with executive leadership.• Fostered strategic relationships with health authorities, BCEHS, PHSA, first responder partners, and First Nations organizations. • Directed inter‑provincial collaboration with other provinces and other jurisdictions on cross‑border patient transport and system integration.

Royal Roads University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive Management

University of Victoria

Physical Geography

University of Victoria

Masters Certificate, Project Management

Justice Institute of British Columbia

Diploma, Primary Care Paramedic