Media stories for August 31, 2012

Open-heart surgery patient back on a mountain high
The Province
Thanks to Drs. Jain Ye and John Webb, North Vancouver’s Tobias Jesso is back to hiking Grouse Mountain three times weekly after an aortic valve replacement last year.

Report sparked by coffee shop stabbing released
BC CTV
An independent review sparked by the release of a 30-year-old mental health patient who allegedly went on to stab a stranger at a coffee shop has concluded with 22 recommendations aimed at improving communication between police and hospital staff.

House Calls: Flu by you
Vancouver Courier – Opinion
Columnist Mark Hasiuk takes a swipe at a new policy that requires health care workers to either get vaccinated or wear a mask.

Restaurant inspection website celebrates 10 years
Richmond Review
It’s been a decade since VCH first provided online access to Lower Mainland restaurant inspection reports. And Richmond restaurants have been getting the message—judging from the downward trend in health-related closures in Richmond in recent years.