Vancouver police say a drug called fentanyl is to blame for a recent rash of suspected heroin overdoses. With mention of VCH’s Insite facility.

Insite, the supervised drug injection site in Vancouver, has been a source of controversy in the past week. There have been 31 overdoses at the site in just two days, which is believed to be a record. Interview with Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer with VCH.

A flood of drug overdoses at Vancouver’s (VCH) supervised injection site is being blamed on fentanyl, a highly dangerous substance that looks like heroin and which is increasingly being sold on the streets. With quotes from Gavin Wilson, a spokesperson for VCH.

From its design to the way it was financed, Willingdon Creek Village residential care facility, now in the final phases of construction, is innovative. With mention of the facility being built in partnership with VCH.

B.C.’s health minister is assuring the public that the province is prepared to deal with a case of Ebola after a second U.S. health worker tested positive for the virus.

There were 31 overdoses Sunday and Monday at VCH’s Insite, the supervised drug injection facility on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. With quotes from Gavin Wilson, a spokesperson for VCH.

Toxic heroin caused 31 overdoses in two days at Vancouver’s safe injection site — believed to be a record for the facility that opened 11 years ago. With quotes from Gavin Wilson, a spokesperson for VCH.

Friends of woman in a coma at VGH are raising money for her family’s travel costs.

Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall says it’s still too early to tell how influenza will impact the province. With quotes from Dr. William Bowie, an infectious disease expert at UBC.

Residents of the Downtown Eastside received makeovers at Crab Park Sept. 27 courtesy of Providence Health Care.