About eight in 10 Canadians received priority surgery such as hip and knee replacements in a timely manner, but large regional variations exist, according to a new five-year report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

Letter to the Editor from Dr. Peter Centre Executive Director Maxine Davis.

One of the victims in last week’s stabbing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is speaking out about the bloody attack–and asking why despite her five stab wounds she was sent home from hospital early. With quotes from VCH spokesperson Gavin Wilson.

The day after St. Paul’s Hospital announced that it will move to the False Creek Flats, the mayor, Ministry of Health and hospital management are all in agreement on one thing: the need for transparency and top-notch communication with Vancouver residents and each other. With quotes from Providence Health Care spokesperson Shaf Hussain.

Premier Christy Clark never let on that she was going to close St. Paul’s Hospital—in fact, she said the opposite in 2012 when she committed to investing $500 million to modernize the West End health care facility. So, would the facility remain open with Kevin Falcon as BC Liberal leader?

The provincial government and IBM have agreed to disagree on the $842 million electronic health record project.

An $842-million project to transfer patient health-care records to an integrated, digital database has gone off the rails after three BC health authorities abandoned their contract with IBM, leaving 85 per cent of the job unfinished.

Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap returned to the provincial legislature Monday after a four-month recovery from heart surgery at Richmond Hospital.

The provincial government and IBM have ended a contract to create an electronic health record system for the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Providence Health Care and the Provincial Health Services Authority.