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CST goes live at Lions Gate Hospital and Squamish General Hospital on April 28.
CST project on track to reach major milestone on Saturday, April 28.
Learn how to comment, like, filter, and submit articles on our new intranet!
Our new intranet is here: explore its features including giving a virtual high five to a coworker.
Learn why Marian Cayer, a long-time physiotherapist at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, was nominated by her peers for this award.
This Indigenous Cultural Safety webinar explores what organizations around the world are doing to deliver culturally safe services for Indigenous people
May is National Physiotherapy Month. This is the second article in our month-long series.
Dr. Eric Grafstein talks about how LGH and SGH physicians will be supported for CST go-live.
New Innovators’ Challenge event raises over $310,000, and Dr Don Ricci honoured with Lifetime Achievement in Health Innovation Award.
To celebrate Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (April 22-28), take a moment to get to know some of our lab colleagues.
I called the line to report a bullying colleague. I’m confused by the service.
Participate in a skills-based webinar on May 9 to learn how and why to have “conversations that matter” with patients.
Join us on April 25th to learn what online engagement tools are available and how best to use them.
If you, your children, loved ones, or clients or patients, choose to use cannabis, we urge you to follow these safety tips.
In the My VCH Survey we heard that 66% of you feel that you don’t get enough thanks and recognition for the outstanding work you do. With your feedback, we’re on our way to changing that!
Congratulations to VCHRI’s communications team for their award-winning campaign to elevate health research.
Simulation-based training provides hands-on learning for a group of new nurses in VGH’s Burn, Trauma and High Acuity Unit.
To mark Administrative Professionals’ Day, we pay tribute to some of the talented folks who keep Vancouver Acute operating smoothly.
The next All Staff Forum (ASF) is on May 9th from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. with the topic of: The Changing Face of Caregiving.
Congratulations to VCH-Vancouver Acute nurse Angela Tsang who has been named a Canadian nursing hero by the magazine Hospital News.
Your feedback says it all. Attending a Vancouver All-Staff Forum is time well spent.
May 9 is the next All-Staff Forum with the theme of The Changing Face of Caregiving. Meet George Scotton, one of our panel members.
Colleagues and friends celebrate Dr. Diane Roscoe, medical microbiologist, and her remarkable 27-year career with VCH.
After a combined 80 years of service to VGH, Wendy Ulriksen and Barry Collins are saying goodbye.
It’s National Volunteer Week and we’re celebrating our 70 awesome VGH Thrift Store volunteers, including recent UBC graduate Piradeepan.
Find out who won the March 30th Won Vancouver 50/50 Lottery.
During National Volunteer Week, four inspiring Vancouver students have been recognized for their volunteer contributions to VCH.
The Next All Staff Forum (ASF) is on May 9th from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. with the topic of the Changing Face of Caregiving. Meet Raymond Li, one of our panelists.
During National Volunteer Week, please join VCH-Vancouver COOs in thanking our dedicated volunteers for their commitment to patient care.
From the DTES to the top of Africa’s highest peak, Dr. Rod Tukker shares his experiences with vulnerable youth.
UBC Hospital’s Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health team raises awareness and funds on World Parkinson’s Day.
A grateful patient says thank you for the care received at Richmond Hospital’s ED.
VCH Richmond honoured 253 staff, physicians and volunteers, who have contributed a collective 4,177 years of service to VCH, during last night’s annual Long Service Awards evening.
VCH Richmond celebrates National Volunteer Week, April 15 to 21, 2018
Storeys, a new supportive housing development, has helped 38 VCH Richmond clients find stable, secure and affordable housing in the heart of Richmond’s city centre. This is Liam’s story….
Lovely thank yous from our patients and healthcare educators.
The Kronier Family Education Fund now offers scholarships/bursaries for post-secondary certification/diploma, bachelor, master or doctorate degree for leaders, care aides, nurses, allied health professionals and physicians within the Richmond Community of Care. Application deadline is March 31st.
The kind, compassionate and skillful care provided at Richmond Hospital does not go unnoticed.
The feedback gleaned from Keeping Seniors Well will be used to inform Richmond’s Seniors Strategy.
Richmond Hospital’s Birth Centre celebrated its track record of providing high quality maternal and neonatal care in a morning-long celebration, Tuesday.
An elated daughter and recovering patient share their words of thanks for the care they received at Richmond Hospital.
CST roll-out team in Coastal needs a few more good hands. Can you help them out?
Please join us next Thursday, Feb. 22 at Richmond Hospital for an opportunity to connect with the VCH Board and Senior Leadership. Everyone is welcome.
The Kronier Family Education Fund is now offering scholarships/bursaries for post-secondary Certification/Diploma, Bachelor, Master or Doctorate degree for Leaders, Care Aides, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and Physicians within the Richmond Community of Care. Application deadline is March 31st.
“When someone with severe dementia smiles and starts to dance when they see me, I know I have a difference in their lives.”
It goes without saying that the desire to improve people’s lives through better health is the reason we choose to work in healthcare.
Smoke-Free Campus Committee members will begin regular walk-abouts in mid-February to advise visitors and staff about free resources to help them remain smoke-free while working at or visiting Richmond Hospital.
New program will improve patient care by optimizing anti-infective use.
International Administrative Assistant’s Day was April 25 this year.
The North Shore Breast Milk Depot site has received 215,775 gm of raw human milk from 32 donors to transport to the BC Provincial Milk Bank.
“The QRT RN role is vital to the success of the quick response pull from acute care.”
National Volunteer Week is April 15 -21. Please thank a volunteer today.
All physicians and staff are encouraged to come to the last staff forum before we go live on April 28 and ask questions or share concerns.
Are gas prices and parking challenges making you re-think your commute? Come to the carpool meet & greets at LGH.
A total of 47 staff working in the Sea-to-Sky corridor reached a milestone of 10 or more years with VCH in 2017.
A total of 92 staff on the Sunshine Coast reached a milestone anniversary of 10 or more years with VCH.
VCH is holding free health fairs this month for children in Sechelt and area to prepare them for kindergarten.
“I’ve volunteered at various places in my life, but volunteering at LGH has definitely been the most rewarding.”
National Volunteer Week is April 15 -21, 2018.
Interested in carpooling? Come to the LGH carpooling meet & greet on Tuesday, April 17.
Renovated cafe part of LGH Atrium Renewal Project.
‘Bella Coola Valley is fortunate to have such a wonderful and dedicated group of professionals….’
VPPC go-live is the first tangible evidence that the CST project is making a positive difference to health care in B.C.