Paramedics in Prince Rupert want to be considered an essential service and they’re petitioning for change with their colleagues across the province. Story mentions Access and Assessment Centre at VGH which directs mental health or substance use clients from the ER to a separate area.

Vancouver Metropolitan Lions Club donated $28,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundation. The funds were raised at the Lions’ Project C 10th Anniversary Charity Show in December and will benefit patient care at Richmond Hospital.

School District 28 highlights their work to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of its students, including a speaker series featuring VCH Medical Health Officer Dr. Mark Lysyshyn.

Dr. Boluwaji Ogunyemi writes in to say resident physicians must prioritize physician wellness and resiliency, burnout prevention and physician mental health.

As the province’s opioid crisis continues, family, friends or foster care step in for missing parents.

A peek into Scott’s personal experience of becoming a fentanyl addict.

Researchers say we still haven’t learned the lesson of curing addiction by treating trauma. With quotes from Dr Venu Karapareddy, addiction psychiatrist with VCH.

The Rapid Access Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital offers immediate addiction treatment to patients soon after an emergency room visit.

The acute care tower at Richmond Hospital has been named after the Yurkovich family after they made the single, biggest donation in the hospital foundation’s history.

Dr. David Harrison, medical manager of the Hyperbaric Unit at VGH gives a tour of the hyperbaric chamber.