January 11, 2018

Foundation outfits new health unit in Gibsons

Children on the Sunshine Coast will be tested and diagnosed at the new Gibsons Health Unit set to open on Jan. 17 on Gibsons Way.

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January 9, 2018

Renewed discussion over assisted dying amid dispute at faith-based sites

St. Paul’s Hospital sent an apology letter to VGH regarding the transfer of a patient who requested medical assistance in dying.

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January 10, 2018

Artificial Intelligence Arrives in GI

Dr. Michael F. Byrne, clinical professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at VGH believes it’s only a matter of time before use of AI is common practice in medicine.

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January 9, 2018

Flu season reaches peak

VCH facilities in Powell River, including Powell River General Hospital, Willingdon Creek Village and Evergreen Care Unit are experiencing strain as cases of flu begin to increase.

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January 9, 2018

Despite no flu outbreaks in Richmond, health authority still encourages the public to get a flu shot

Influenza cases across B.C. has spiked in the past week, but no outbreaks in Richmond so far. With quotes from Tiffany Akins of VCH.

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January 10, 2018

Daily Poll: Should faith-based hospitals that receive government funding be required to provide assisted dying?

The debate over whether faith-based hospitals, such as St. Paul’s Hospital, that are tax-payer funded should be allowed to opt out of assisted dying practices has been reignited.

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January 9, 2018

Flu season may be a lot worse this year

Medical experts predict a bad flu season. With comments from VCH’s Tiffany Akins.

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January 9, 2018

A means to his chosen end

A BC doctor is facing a formal complaint for helping grant a patient his wish to die at home in his nursing home.

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January 8, 2018

Patient’s botched transfer renews calls for assisted dying in all publicly funded health-care facilities

Providence Health Care (PHC) apologized last spring to Vancouver General Hospital after PHC mismanaged part of the transfer of a frail man seeking a physician-assisted death, documents show.

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January 8, 2018

Doctor accused of ‘sneaking in and killing someone’ at Jewish nursing home says she did nothing wrong

Louis Brier Nursing Home in Vancouver is accusing Dr. Ellen Wiebe, a medical-assistance-in-dying doctor, of “borderline unethical” behaviour.

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