Richmond Hospital Foundation’s President & CEO Natalie Meixner profiles the hospital’s talented team of Ear Nose and Throat specialists.

An advisory was issued by Vancouver Coastal Health on Thursday for three local beaches after E.coli levels were reported to be higher than the maximum guideline.

Seven individuals who have jobs that “are among the toughest in the province” are profiled. A trauma nurse from the Burns, Plastics and Trauma Unit is interviewed.

Warnings have been posted at three Metro Vancouver beaches advising swimmers to stay out of the water.

The Mobile Medical Unit—a legacy from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics—helped save the lives of four people this past weekend in Bella Bella. With quotes from Dr. Ross Brown, co-senior medical director at VCH.

Vancouver Coastal Health has issued “no swimming” advisories for Ambleside, Dundarave and Sandy Cove beaches after the E.coli levels exceeded the maximum guideline of 200 bacteria per 100 millilitres of water.

The B.C. Schizophrenia Society says that public education and awareness has taken a hit since VCH reduced its funding to the organization last year.

A list of the top five cleanest and dirtiest beaches in Vancouver, based on VCH coliform level data.

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington is calling for South Delta, Tsawwassen and Ladner, to be considered to move from Fraser Health to Vancouver Coastal Health jurisdiction, just as Burnaby is being considered.

Twenty valley residents attended a meeting on June 3 sponsored by VCH. The public meeting was the first since operations at our hospital passed from the United Church to VCH on April 1.