Health Canada has approved three new supervised consumption sites in the Lower Mainland to help combat the drug overdose crisis. One will open in Vancouver, led by VCH.
Read MoreThree new supervised injection sites approved for Metro Vancouver
The federal government has approved four new supervised drug consumption sites, one in the Downtown Eastside.
Read MoreHealth Canada approves three more supervised injection sites for Metro Vancouver
Health Canada has approved applications from local health authorities to open three more supervised injection sites in Metro Vancouver.
Read MoreHealth Canada approves new supervised injection site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Health Canada has approved an application from VCH for a new supervised injection site on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Read MoreHealth Canada approves four new supervised consumption sites
For the first time since Insite, Health Canada is allowing four additional sites to operate in Vancouver and Montreal.
Read MoreNew CADTH Recommendations Help Make Sense of Sleep Apnea Treatment Options
Canadians living with obstructive sleep apnea have disturbed and restless sleep and face serious health problems. With quotes from Dr. Stirling Bryan, Director of the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation at VCHRI.
Read MoreSurrey’s John Volken Academy commits $1M to British Columbia Centre on Substance Use
Newton’s John Volken Academy has committed $1 million to support the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) in the midst of the ongoing opioid crisis. With quotes from BCCSU Director Dr. Evan Wood.
Read MoreMayor Gregor Robertson and Dr. Patricia Daly among panelists for public forum on Vancouver’s fentanyl crisis
Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer and vice president of VCH, will be joining Mayor Gregor Robertson in a public discussion about the city’s overdose crisis.
Read MoreWomen-only overdose prevention site opens on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
A safe injection site that will only serve women has opened on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer of VCH.
Read MoreVGH wing renamed in honour of Leon Judah Blackmore after $18M donation
Vancouver General Hospital’s Centennial Pavilion will be renamed after the late Vancouver developer Leon Judah Blackmore, following a $18.4 million donation to the VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation from the foundation he started.
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