VCH was one of the sponsors for the Sunshine Coast Poverty Reduction Strategy meeting.

Former hospice volunteer and current client believes physician-assisted suicide is not meant to be part of palliative care practice.

Vancouver Coastal Health energy manager Kori Jones featured in the BC Hydro piece on managing energy efficiency.

St. Paul’s music therapist Lucy Thomas describes powerful benefits music brings patients.

Derek Snow went to VCH’s Whistler Health Care Centre for mental health care. With quotes from Kirsten Ellingson, clinical coordinator for Sea to Sky mental health services at VCH.

Writer thanks all the staff at Sechelt Hospital for going the extra mile to help patients but wants to know if there are plans to increase hospital size for the growing community.

The B.C. government is taking decisive action to reduce knee and hip surgical wait times. Mentions assessment and triage team successfully piloted by VCH.

British Columbia’s premier says the province will address long wait-lists for hip and knee replacements, allowing an extra 4,000 people to have the surgeries in the coming year.

Premier John Horgan announced new funding to get knee and hip replacements done faster. With quotes from VCH doctor saying average wait times are more than six months.

Premier John Horgan announced four-part surgical strategy aimed at reducing wait times. With quotes from Dr. Bassam Masri, VCH’s surgeon-in-chief for Vancouver Acute and head of the orthopedics department.