February 18, 2017

B.C. transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise

A leading transplant specialist says there has been a spike in the proportion of organs coming from donors who have died of drug overdoses in BC.

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February 19, 2017

Opioid crisis takes toll on Portland Hotel Society staff, community

New executive director of Portland Hotel Society says staff can’t sustain the pace of Vancouver’s opioid crisis.

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February 20, 2017

Eugenia Oviedto-Joekes – Crosstown Clinic

Interview with Eugenia Oviedto-Joekes, PHC researcher, who points out that injectable heroin is only a tiny part of what the Crosstown Clinic offers.

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February 17, 2017

Lions Gate Hospital unveils vision for new care tower

Lions Gate Hospital is one step closer to getting a new $170 million medical care and surgical centre, following the province’s recent approval of a concept plan for the facility.

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February 16, 2017

Care comes first

BC Liberal Candidate on the Sunshine Coast supports plans for new residential care facility in Sechelt.

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February 15, 2017

Institutional food still an issue

Writer wants to remind people that the issue of food quality in Powell River’s hospital and seniors’ homes has not gone away.

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February 16, 2017

Pemberton council to write minister after ambulance service ‘stretched too thin’

In an effort to secure support and funding for dedicated ambulance service in Pemberton, the village council will write to inform B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake of the shifting parameters for emergency services in the Sea to Sky corridor.

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February 17, 2017

Inside the Vancouver, B.C. “safe injection” site Seattle, King County want to use as model

Seattle and King County are moving forward with proposed plans to open two supervised drug consumption sites. They’re being modeled after Insite, located in Vancouver, BC.

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February 16, 2017

Injectable heroin just part of helping chronic addicts

The NAOMI and SALOME clinical trials generated positive results in providing chronic heroin addicts with medical heroin and lead to the creation of Crosstown Clinic.

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February 14, 2017

B.C. man surfaces from addiction after seeking unconventional help

A 39-year-old man is trying to kick his addiction and turn his life around. He sought help from Vancouver’s first mobile medical unit.

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