The Sunshine Coast Art Crawl takes place this weekend. Sechelt Hospital is a venue.
Read MoreVancouver’s Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day seeks to educate woman about their options post-mastectomy
Vancouver General Hospital is hosting a Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day event.
Read MoreOverdose crisis: Mass naloxone training sessions to be held at UBC
The University of B.C.’s Alma Mater Society is organizing mass training events to teach students to recognize and reverse drug overdoses. Mention of VCH’s Insite.
Read MoreUne carte interactive soulage la faim à Vancouver
The Vancouver Food Asset Map plots out where people can find places where they can grow, prepare, share, buy, receive or learn about food, including low or no cost food.
Read MoreSteveston residents focused on fitness
Fitness and health classes at Richmond community centres are growing in popularity. Mention of one VCH workshop on chronic kidney disease.
Read MoreNon-residents births in Richmond
Non-resident births in Richmond are on the rise.
Read MoreNew data show BC’s overdose crisis is getting worse
A report from the BC Coroners Service shows that the number of deaths through the first eight months of 2017 has already surpassed the total for the entirety of 2016. VCH is cited as having the highest rate of illicit drug overdose deaths among all health authorities.
Read MoreB.C. pharmacists call for immediate expansion of services to remote communities
The head of the B.C. Pharmacy Association says chronic opioid users in rural and remote communities should have access to supervised injectable treatment that is already available in the Vancouver area. Mention of VCH’s Crosstown Clinic.
Read MoreStudy pays people to get tested or treated for HIV/AIDS
Is $10 for two visits enough of an incentive to encourage people to get tested for HIV or, for those who already know their status, to resume treatment? That’s the question a group of researchers with the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is asking itself.
Read MoreTenors’ Fraser Walters has deep appreciation for Richmond Hospital
The Tenors will perform at Richmond Hospital Foundation’s sold-out Starlight Gala fundraiser on Oct. 14.
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