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This month, I participated in BC’s Welfare Food Challenge: to live on the amount of money a person on social assistance has to purchase food for a week – $26.

You might be a VCH employee working at a facility in Fraser Health, but you must call VCH to report your absence.

Did you know Vancouver Coastal Health is home to a world renowned prostate centre?

Located at Vancouver General Hospital, the Vancouver Prostate Centre focuses on prostate disease at every level – research, prevention, screening and diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and education.

A great big “Thank You!!” to everyone who participated in the Great BC ShakeOut drill on October 18th, 2012. Staff were seen practicing their Drop, Cover, and Hold On techniques as they crawled underneath sturdy furniture or crouched next to interior walls for protection.

Viewing the experience of accessing and navigating the BC health system through the eyes of a newcomer to the country provides fresh and important perspectives towards improving patient care.

As more than a few staff found out recently, you can lose control of email messages very quickly, especially through the use of large distribution lists.

A new chapter of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): Open School has been established this fall; the first of its kind in BC.

Take advantage of live in-person demonstration and training sessions of the VCH Library’s new Online Anatomy and Physiology Resources on November 13 and 14 at locations throughout VCH.

Complete the ‘You & the Environment’ survey and you are instantly eligible to win either an IPad or Ucluelet Resort Getaway for two.