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!

Complete the seven minute survey about HIV and HIV testing. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered in a draw to win a Starbucks card. This is a follow-up survey to one in 2011, about HIV testing in hospitals, part of the STOP HIV/AIDS project at VCH and PHC. All staff and physicians are encouraged to complete the survey.

Got your catcher’s mitt? Because we’re about to throw you the ball! Watch our new video on how we’re seeking your great ideas and solutions to help us achieve our goals.

Got your catcher’s mitt? Because we’re about to throw you the ball! Watch our new video on how we’re seeking your great ideas and solutions to help us achieve our goals.

Thanks to the great work of staff and our partners in care, VGH has remained Noro-free for seven weeks. And, we want to keep it that way – here’s how you can help.

Bob Chapman is looking forward to his new role as Vancouver Community’s Director, Residential Care, working along side a leadership team that he already knows well, and for whom he has great respect.

The Volunteer Resources Department for VGH/UBCH/GFS & GPC, in partnership with Artsway and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, is again offering staff the opportunity to attend the concerts listed below for a minimum donation of $10 cash per ticket.

Pink Shirt Day at South Community Health Centre was a big success.

Grateful patient Andrew Johns recently underwent hip replacement surgery at the Surgical Short Stay Unit at UBC Hospital. Inspired by the care he received, he made a generous donation benefiting patient care at our hospitals.