A study of three hospital surgeries in the UK, Canada and the USA has found that in two cases the gases were behind more than half of the surgeries’ greenhouse gas emissions. One of the authors of the study is Dr. Andrea MacNeill from VGH.

The family of the late B.C. politician Phil Gaglardi of Kamloops has donated $25 million to the Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital Foundation.

Patients having trouble finding doctors haven’t seen anything yet, suggests a study. The team of authors for the study includes staff from VCH Research Institute.

The Town of Gibsons is making about $438,000 in adjustments to its current budget. On the revenue side, the Town has brought in an extra $29,155 because VCH extended its stay in the offices it was leasing from the Town.

Patients having trouble finding doctors — or waiting too long to see specialists and get treatment — haven’t seen anything yet, suggests a study by B.C. researchers that was published Monday. The team behind the study includes staff from VCH Research Institute.

A study by VGH surgeon Dr. Andrea MacNeill has found that the choice of anaesthetic gas in surgery is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emission.

The largest information technology project in B.C. government history, intended to handle the records of more than one million Vancouver-area medical patients, is again beset by delays, has ballooned massively over-budget, and is now eating up money that should be used for front-line health care services.

Richmond Falls Prevention program, and the associated occupational therapist, Rishma Dhalla are featured in this Richmond Sentinel article.

New community Gospel Choir includes residents at Shorncliffe care home.

Special report on Alberta waxing salons looks at possible oversight in the industry and how consumers can protect themselves. With quotes from Dr. Harvey Lui at VGH.