MLA for Vancouver-West End Spencer Chandra Herbert says they haven’t forgotten about the half a billion dollars Christy Clark pledged to St. Paul’s Hospital two years ago.

The total capital cost for a new mental health facility planned for Vancouver General Hospital is now fully funded, thanks to a $1-million donation from Bell Canada.

A woman from British Columbia is the first person in North America to be diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu, after apparently contracting the virus while travelling in China earlier this month, Canadian health officials said Monday. With quotes from Dr. Reka Gustafson, medical health officer at VCH.

Canadian officials said Monday they had confirmed the first case of the H7N9 strain of avian flu in North America but stressed that broader risks to the public were very slight. With quotes from Dr. Reka Gustafson, medical health officer at VCH.

The first human case of H7N9 bird flu in North America has been confirmed in a woman from British Columbia who had recently visited China. With quotes from Dr. Reka Gustafson, medical health officer at VCH.

“My daughter underwent a minor surgical procedure at Richmond Hospital this morning and I emerged so impressed with the nursing and medical staff.”

Dr. John Sloan works with a VCH program called HomeVIVE, which provides home care visits to 400 fragile elderly patients with the goal of delivering quality care and keeping them out of the hospital.

“I have, like a number of your readers, had occasion to visit the emergency room at Richmond Hospital.”

A fledgling harm-reduction initiative in British Columbia is being credited with reducing the toll of opioid overdoses – and could play an important role in responding to an increase in illicit use of the dangerously potent drug fentanyl. With a quote from Darwin Fisher, manager of VCH’s Insite safe injection facility.

More than 200 restaurants in Metro Vancouver were forced to temporarily shut down in 2014 for violating Public Health Act regulations. With mention of the inspections being done by VCH and Fraser Health.