VCH has built a new supervised injection site but it will sit empty. Quotes from Bonnie Wilson, VCH’s director of inner city and mental health and substance use.
Read MoreNew revamped DTES clinic aims to take load off ER
VCH has revamped the way it offers services at three Downtown Eastside clinics. Quotes from Bonnie Wilson, VCH’s director of inner city and mental health and substance use.
Read MoreStaff tour Richmond’s new community health centre
Healthcare staff had a sneak peek at Richmond’s first ever community health centre, due to open this year. Quotes from Jennifer MacKenzie, VCH Richmond’s chief operating officer.
Read MoreThousands of B.C. Children’s Hospital ultrasound tests affected by technical glitch
An automatic computer system feed that is supposed to send ultrasound results to doctors at B.C. Children’s Hospital was inadvertently disabled nearly a year ago.
Read MoreBike lane at Vancouver General Hospital creates new headaches
Some patients at VGH and their families are frustrated by the loss of parking spots.
Read MoreVancouver Coastal Health suspends controversial employee absence program
VCH has suspended a controversial program designed to reduce absences among nurses and other hospital employees.
Read MoreFentanyl test strips need to get into the hands of users on the streets, says public health officer
Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer with VCH, said the new Overdose Emergency Response Centre will launch five new regional teams across the province this January.
Read MoreSFU study tracks radon gas levels in Squamish homes
A research study from SFU is recruiting Squamish residents to test homes for an invisible, cancer-causing gas that seeps from the ground. VCH is currently testing public schools in the area.
Read MoreVancouver overdose deaths reached ‘historical high’ in 2017
A total of 335 people are suspected of dying of a drug overdose in Vancouver last year. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, VCH’s chief medical health officer.
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