In advance of Squamish staff flu clinics next week (Nov. 12 & 14), Flu Fighter superheroes have been spotted lurking around Squamish General Hospital.

I want to thank VCH for the OASIS Education presentations. I’ve been diagnosed with osteo-arthritis of the knees, hips and hands. I have been able to fit a number of the OASIS lectures at the West Van Rec Centre into my work schedule and I cannot begin to tell you how useful and informative they […]

You’ve still got the weekend to complete your nominations for the North Shore Health Care Awards for Outstanding Achievement and get them submitted in time for the 4 pm deadline on Monday, Nov. 3! The LGH Foundation’s annual awards program is designed to recognize those dedicated individuals you know who are currently working for, or are […]

Starting next week, family practice and hospital physicians throughout the Sea-to-Sky Corridor will be offering an HIV test to patients as part of routine care when ordering other blood tests.

North Shore cyclists are encouraged to register for a free The Art of Riding in the Rain workshop on Monday, Nov. 3.

A recent Surgical patient took the time to express her thanks to al of the LGH staff and physicians who cared for her during a recent stay.

The Nov. 3 deadline for nominating colleagues for the North Shore Health Care Awards for Outstanding Achievement is coming up very soon.

Last week, residents of North Vancouver’s Kiwanis Care Centre celebrated the “premiere” showing of a new Youtube video that documents their use of new technology as part of a fantastic Cyber Seniors community program. The program is an innovative partnership between KCC staff and residents, Best Buy and student volunteers from nearby Windsor Secondary School […]

Hundreds of North Shore residents, volunteers, VCH staff and physicians turned out last Saturday to introduce the community to North Vancouver’s new HOpe Centre facility.

Nuclear Medicine is a medical imaging specialty that uses radioactive materials (radioisotopes) in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Training in this specialized field is offered at BCIT, where technologists learn how to prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals and operate gamma cameras. Course curriculum includes; anatomy, physiology, pathology, physics, chemistry, radiation sciences, nuclear pharmacy, Nuclear Medicine […]