VCH denies resort owner expansion to water system
Vancouver Sun
VCH staff have denied an expansion of the Shearwater water system on Denny Island until all existing connections have potable water, at which time the 10-year boil-water advisory would be lifted.
B.C. Nurses’ Union and Vancouver Coastal Health lock horns over sick time attendance
Vancouver Sun
The B.C. Nurses’ Union wants to scrap the workplace attendance program imposed by the Vancouver Coastal Health, and an independent arbitrator has been called in to mediate the dispute.
Welcome to the world; Inside St. Paul’s Hospital
The Province
This week, the newspaper brings the intimate stories of new families created at St. Paul’s and of the dedicated care that makes it possible, sometimes against all odds. More than 1,660 babies were born at St. Paul’s Hospital last year.
Heart problems not the barrier they once were
The Province
A special cardiac obstetric clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital is helping mothers with heart conditions who would once be warned against pregnancy, who are now told to expect a regular, successful pregnancy.
Smoking seniors refuse to butt out
24 Hours News
The BC Civil Liberties Association is asking Vancouver Coastal Health to accommodate senior citizens who were recently banned from smoking in their retirement home. Patricia Daly, chief medical officer at Vancouver Coastal Health, said an accommodation has already been made: an outdoor smoking area will be offered free of charge.
Hidden Health Part 5: Where every day is laundry day
Surrey Leader
At 65,000 square feet, bigger than a football field, K-Bro Linen Systems Inc. is the larger of two company laundry warehouses in Burnaby that provide linens, linen delivery and linen-cleaning services to 18 hospitals and care facilities in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.