[2] Its 1.9 million[3] residents include approximately 62,000 Indigenous people associated with 32 First Nation bands and 5 Métis chartered communities.

[4] Three rapidly growing communities also included in Fraser Health are Abbotsford, Maple Ridge, and Surrey; all three are served by expanding community-focused acute-care hospitals and related services.

[5] In 2021-2022, Fraser Health received a $1,064,107 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to promote vaccine coverage among 2-year-olds in the regions of Surrey and Chilliwack from vulnerable populations such as Indigenous, immigrant, hard-to-reach and low income family groups.

[citation needed] A major tertiary-care facility known for trauma care, neurosurgery and open-heart surgery, the Royal Columbian Hospital has the only program in British Columbia capable of performing cardiac surgery for expectant women.

[10] The board of directors functions as Fraser Health's governing body, and oversees the conduct of the organization's business through the executive team, which is responsible for the day-to-day operations.