Jim Pattison’s donation will go towards what will be called the Jim Pattison Medical Centre, a medical and research centre at the new St. Paul’s Hospital development.

In what’s being described as the largest donation in Canadian history to a medical facility by an individual Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison is contributing $75 million for a new St. Paul’s Hospital.

More senior day program spots coming to Richmond.

SUCCESS and Vancouver Coastal Health are teaming up to create a new seniors’ day program.

Rising rents and housing costs in Vancouver could squeeze out subsidized rental units for seniors needing affordable assisted-living housing in the city, warns B.C.’s seniors advocate. With quotes from VCH spokesperson Gavin Wilson

A comedy show will be held in Whistler April 11. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to Whistler’s Concussion Support Group, which recently lost funding from VCH.

Freda England turned 106 years old and is believed to be the oldest person on the Sunshine Coast. England lives at the assisted living facility Christenson Village.

City of Vancouver Manager talks about the drug overdose crisis and bike lanes near VGH.

With the City of Vancouver warning that overdose deaths in March are likely to surpass February’s, advocates say BC’s growing overdose crisis requires a different approach to drugs. Mentions Insite and overdose prevention sites.

Retirement Concepts has given notice to VCH that it will no longer house subsidized residents at one of its assisted-living facilities in Vancouver’s west side, but the company insists the decision is not related to the firm’s recent sale to a Chinese insurance giant.