A plan to bring 2,700 residential units to the south Cambie neighbourhood is scheduled to receive a public hearing this Thursday. The development would also bring a health-care complex which would be operated by VCH.

VCH and the BC Centre for Disease Control have launched RADAR, a program that will give drug users and health workers real-time information about clusters of drug overdoses and potentially contaminated drugs.

VCH is rolling out an alert warning system that aims to bring drug overdose and contamination information to drug users faster.

Faisal Khosa, who is currently working in the Department of Radiology at VGH, received the Award of Merit in the “People First Award category of Leadership” by VCH.

Across Canada, many of those dying from drug overdose are men between the ages of 19 and 50 years old. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer at VCH.

The Portland Hotel Society’s Spikes on Bikes program combats stigma and save lives with peer-level outreach. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer at VCH.

In response to the worst overdose epidemic in Vancouver’s history, Atira Property Management, the city’s social-housing providers, have essentially decriminalized drugs. With quotes from Miranda Compton, director of prevention for VCH.

Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, medical health officer at VCH, comments on the overdose situation and RADAR (Real-time Drug Alert & Response) project.

Physician is frustrated with lack of progress in shortage of publicly funded long-term residential care beds on the Sunshine Coast.

After years of supporting her colleagues at Powell River General Hospital, clinical-nurse educator Nova Cleghorn received an award of merit by VCH.