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“Ultimate pit viper” no match for dedicated health care team

Thanks to the teamwork of BC health care staff this week, Mike Lovatt is living to tell his story about being bitten by a venomous snake in Costa Rica.

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Time to kick butt: everyone has a right to clean air

Silvia Houchen is one of the many patients who, still, have no choice but to walk past smokers when she enters the hospital.

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Reducing sodium in our patient and resident menus

To meet the requirment to reduce the sodium content of hospital menus, starting March 25, 2013 all VCH facilities will no longer provide salt packages on meal trays.

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New mental health centre at VGH moves ahead with $57M from the Provincial Government

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid announced that the Provincial Government is contributing $57 million towards the construction of a new mental health treatment facility at VGH, to be named the Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre.

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Kudos for VCH staff

Over the past week, we received a couple of letters from patients, thanking VCH for excellent care.

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Kudos for VCH staff

Over the past week, we received a couple of letters from patients, thanking VCH for excellent care.

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Sodium reduction in health care

To achieve sodium reduction in health care facilities, health authorities will be using a gradual approach aimed at lowering sodium by at least 10% annually to achieve the target of 2300 mg per day by the year 2016 or sooner.

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VGH Thrift Shop Society seeks new board members

VGH Thrift Shop Society seeks new board members.

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April 23: Global Trends & Issues in Clinical Research – Think Global, Act Local

You’re invited! Clinical Research Symposium: Global Trends and Issues in Clinical Research – Think Global, Act Local co-hosted by VCH Research Institute (VCHRI) & BC Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (BCCRIN) on Tuesday, April 23rd.

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April 23: Global Trends & Issues in Clinical Research – Think Global, Act Local

You’re invited! Clinical Research Symposium: Global Trends and Issues in Clinical Research – Think Global, Act Local co-hosted by VCH Research Institute (VCHRI) & BC Clinical Research Infrastructure Network (BCCRIN) on Tuesday, April 23rd.

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