BC is often ranked as the healthiest province in Canada, but new data from local health authorities show some areas are more fit than others. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer for VCH.

Vancouver Coastal Health says the information released in the My Health My Community Survey can help shape healthier communities. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer for VCH.

Drinking plays a part in the results of a new health survey of Lower Mainlanders. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer for VCH.

The mountain community of Whistler is the least obese in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions, with the highest physical wellness score, but also double the national average of binge drinking, according to a new regional health survey by Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health and UBC.

Workers who transport patients between VCH hospitals in the Lower Mainland are on strike.

E-cigarettes are included in this ban because they produce a second-hand vapour which can contain nicotine, propylene glycol (a respiratory irritant), and traces of heavy metals. Written by Dr. Paul Martiquet, a VCH Medical Health Officer.

E-cigarettes are included in this ban because they produce a second-hand vapour which can contain nicotine, propylene glycol (a respiratory irritant), and traces of heavy metals. Written by Dr. Paul Martiquet, a VCH Medical Health Officer.

Whistler has the biggest proportion – about half – of residents who are binge drinkers, out-guzzling residents in all 29 other communities, according to a VCH health survey. With comments from Dr. Patricia Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer for VCH.

The provincial government is turning to private surgery centres to help clear up wait lists, Health Minister Terry Lake announced Monday.

B.C. is turning to private clinics to help ease a massive backlog of surgeries, even as it prepares to fight a court battle against private medicine. With mention of VCH saying it expects to do up to 350 additional surgeries.