September 17, 2014

Deceased woman’s items stolen from Vancouver hospital

A Vancouver woman who had her recently deceased sister’s belongings stolen from St. Paul’s Hospital is pleading for the thief to return the items.

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September 17, 2014

$120k pilot project to tackle Vancouver’s mental health crisis

VCH, the city of Vancouver and Vancouver Foundation are funding a process to hopefully help solve Vancouver’s mental health and addictions crisis.

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September 16, 2014

The stigma and complexity of HIV – Part 2

“The provincial health officer’s most recent annual report, called HIV, Stigma and Society is intended to inform and explain the current status of HIV in British Columbia.” Written by Dr. Paul Martiquet, a medical health officer for VCH.

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September 16, 2014

Enterovirus D68: 3 confirmed cases in B.C.’s Lower Mainland

A respiratory virus that has been sweeping across the United States in recent weeks has now been confirmed in three people in B.C. With quotes from Dr. Erik Swartz, head of pediatrics at VCH.

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September 16, 2014

Home care’s where the heart is

“It is often said that once you get where you need to be in Canada’s health-care system, the care is excellent. But aside from a select few surgical procedures, we do a poor job of measuring who does and doesn’t get timely access to needed services.”

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September 16, 2014

Dozens of B.C. doctors older than 75, triggering concerns

Older doctors have a duty to retire before declining mental or physical health harms patients, says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. With quotes from Gavin Wilson, a spokesperson for VCH.

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September 16, 2014

Enterovirus D-68: are B.C. kids at risk?

A respiratory virus that has been sweeping across the United States in recent weeks has been confirmed to have made more than a dozen children ill in Alberta. With quotes from Dr. Erik Swartz, head of pediatrics at VCH.

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September 12, 2014

September is your opportunity to impact local health care

“Last Friday, Richmond Hospital Foundation officially named the Milan Ilich Pavilion and unveiled new renovations to the main floor at Richmond Hospital that include a professionally designed way-finding system.”

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September 15, 2014

Countess of Wessex pays visit to VGH

On Sunday, the Countess of Wessex visited the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre at Vancouver General Hospital.

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September 11, 2014

VGH Bike-Apalooza how to change a bike tire

A look at the first VGH Bike-Apalooza, an event that promote safe biking all year round plus a look at the 24 hour all season VCH Cycling Centre and how to change a bicycle tire.

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