Vancouver News

Meet Vancouver Community’s future executive director

Laura Case will take the baton from Joanne Bezzubetz when she leaves for Ottawa in July. The pair is working together already to ensure a smooth transition and to support Vancouver’s Community team in the pursuit of Vancouver’s True North goals.

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VGH Cytogenetics Laboratory successfully gets ISO accreditation

VGH Cytogenetics Laboratory is the first public labratory to achieve ISO 15189 accredition distinction.

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Willow Bean Café opens: brewing confidence with every cup

Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid attended the Willow Bean Café’s grand opening celebration on March 27. Located at VGH, the café provides people recovering from a mental illness valuable work experience.

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Oncology Nursing Day flash mob

Join us on April 2nd as we honour oncology nurses and the patients they care for by having a flash mob! Details at oncologynursingday.com

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Getting Better Slowly: Former GF Strong Patient Recounts Journey with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

After years of intensive therapy, Suzan Jennings now walks with a cane and has a positive outlook on life that is truly inspirational. “I draw my inspiration from Michael J. Fox,” Suzan remarks. “What I ask is, why not me?”

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May 1 moving day for Willow Chest mental health program

Moving the the adult tertiary rehabilitation program to Willow Pavilion will provide clients and staff better access to tertiary programs and resources.

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Look for the green tag

If it’s green, it’s clean, at VGH. Look for the green tag before using mobile biomedical equipment and protect your patients — and yourself — from hospital-acquired infections like CDI.

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Support our staff at the Community Health Nurses Conference: early-bird registration ends on April 19th

A total of seven nurses from Vancouver Community have been chosen to present at the 7th annual Community Health Nurses Conference to be held in Kelowna from June 17th-19th, 2013.

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HIV testing in hospitals survey deadline extended to March 28th

Thank you to everyone who has completed the HIV Testing in Acute Care Facilities survey! We would like to expand the deadline to complete this survey to March 28, 2013 so that we can continue to receive valued input from your experiences and thoughts on this project. At the end of the survey you have the opportunity to enter your name into a draw to win a $25 Starbucks gift card!

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Get active, eat well, be healthy – join Healthiest Winner!

Healthiest Winner begins again in April at both the Hillcrest Centre and Trout Lake Community Centres in Vancouver.

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