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“Rose Mary always seems to be able to take on one more client, one more team, one more project.”

A group of home support staff on the Sunshine Coast have overcome some interesting challenges with reporting patient safety events in VCH’s Safety Learning System (SLS).

A VCH People First Award was presented to the Textile Arts Guild of Richmond, who created 100 unique and colorful bed covers for residents of Richmond Lions Manor. The beautiful quilts will be presented to residents when they move into their new, temporary home later this year.

Surrinder found free, accessible help with EFAP’s Beating the Blues program.

Over the past 8 years, the Mental Health Butt-Out Program and the Addictions Tobacco Dependence Clinic have successfully started 2,500 clients along a path to a smoke-free lifestyle.

” Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try.” The Richmond Public Health Speech and Language team reduced wait times from 59 weeks down to 24!

An invitation to deliver a lecture series grew to include a tour of the Child Health Centre (CHC) at Richmond Hospital and may result in a one-year fellowship for a visiting pediatrician.

VGH emergency trauma radiologists are now burning the midnight oil. To enhance patient care, the team began working on-site 24/7 — a first in Canada.

“I encourage everyone to participate in an earthquake safety practice session that will literally take just two minutes of your time.”

At VCH we are deeply invested and engaged in quality and safety—that’s what I see in the 2013 People First Survey (Gallup) results.