“Kudos to Providence Health for recognizing the importance of allowing visitors at almost any hour. I hope other facilities will follow their lead.”

The Get Vapes e-cigarettes, with names like “Get Lean”, “Get Energized” and “Get Intimate” claim to boost your libido, suppress your appetite and even give you a jolt of energy. With quotes from Dr. Milan Khara, head of the Smoking Cessation Clinic at VGH.

“Hospitals across BC are letting visitors drop in on patients 24/7 now. Is that always a good thing?”

An FOI request has revealed that VCH paid nearly $600,000 to three nurses over a 27-month period to April this year. With quotes from Anna Marie D’Angelo, a spokesperson for VCH.

A North Shore psychiatrist has retired from practice after being censured by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. With quotes from Anna Marie D’Angelo, a senior media relations officer for VCH.

City of Vancouver staff say a new strip club scheduled to open in Marpole needs approvals from VCH. With quotes from Anna Marie D’Angelo, a spokesperson for VCH.

This week, B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone moved to increase speed limits on 1,300 kilometres of rural highway despite opposition within his own government. With quotes from Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher, an emergency physician at VGH.

St. Paul’s Hospital is pioneering the use of handheld ultrasounds. With quotes from Dr. Demetrios Sirounis, a doctor in St. Paul’s Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.

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“The articles on the Downtown Eastside (DTES) are very good and have clearly hit the nail on the head.”