March 15, 2017

On the Coast – March 15, 2017

St. Paul’s Hospital has just announced the launch of the HUB to help streamline care and shorten wait times. Interview with Dr. Bill MacEwan, St. Paul’s psychiatrist.

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March 15, 2017

Hospital expansion welcomed, but not at expense of street parking

A North Vancouver resident is calling for adequate staff parking in light of the new acute care facility at Lions Gate Hospital.

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March 14, 2017

Which elective surgeries have the longest wait lists in B.C.?

Waiting months and months for elective surgery is a frustrating reality for thousands of British Columbians. Featuring Dr. Bas Masri, VGH’s head of orthopedics.

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March 13, 2017

Lions Gate ER provides excellent patient care

Thank you Lions Gate emergency. I will not forget your kindness.

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March 14, 2017

Here Are Some Very Good Boys Trained to Sniff Out Superbugs

Dogs can sniff out bombs, drugs, and bed bugs, and now it seems their sensitive noses can also be used to detect antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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March 13, 2017

Angus sniffs out superbugs at Vancouver General Hospital

The addition of superbug sniffing canines at Vancouver General hospital is being considered a good move by Health Minister Terry Lake.

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March 13, 2017

Superbug-sniffing spaniel kept busy at Vancouver hospital

Angus, the C. difficile sniffing dog, zeros in on a sample of the superbug hidden during a demonstration in seconds.

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March 10, 2017

Doctors paint bleak picture of impacts of bed shortage

With comments from VCH spokesman Anna Marie D’Angelo

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December 10, 2016

A community response

How the worst overdose epidemic in Vancouver’s history has affected the DTES. Interview with Miranda Compton, VCH’s regional director of prevention, outlining how VCH has beefed up programs since the onset of the crisis.

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March 11, 2017

Legal heroin

As the fentanyl crisis continues, Dr. Scott MacDonald moves people out of the alleys and into Crosstown Clinic. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, VCH chief medical health officer

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