Rainier addiction treatment program cheaper than other models
24 Hours – column
Next week, the Rainier Hotel, the sole Downtown Eastside women-only treatment centre, is facing the complete loss of their Health Canada funding. Vancouver Coastal Health isn’t interested in picking up the tab to run the addiction program there either, says columnist David Eby.
Government funding programs are often time limited
24 Hours – column
This week David Eby is using an old rhetorical trick to play on your heartstrings. He is relying on a single anecdote and not the overall facts when telling the tale of funding at the Rainier Hotel, says columnist Kathryn Marshall.
New cardiac rehab program launched
Coast Reporter
Travelling to Vancouver is no longer necessary for Coast cardiac patients, thanks to Happy Hearts Plus. Annelies Ravensbergen, chronic disease prevention coordinator for Vancouver Coastal Health, is quoted.
Flu shot clinics underway in Whistler
Whistler Pique
Whooping cough, mumps continue to be a concern. Dr. Paul Martiquet, chief medical health officer for Vancouver Coastal Health, is quoted.