The head of the Fraser Health Authority has resigned, weeks before a government-ordered review is due to be released.
Read MoreHaven for hundreds with mental illness risks closing without secure funding
Former and current clients of East Vancouver’s Art Studios are trying to come up with the $370,000 a year to keep centre open. With quotes from Andrew MacFarlane, director of urban mental health and addictions for Vancouver Coastal Health.
Read MoreFraser Health’s top doc resigns
Former VCH CEO David Ostrow will be the new interim president and CEO of Fraser Health.
Read MoreCigarette butt recycling program under fire from health officials
Vancouver’s cigarette butt recycling bins are cutting down on toxic litter, but VCH is worried that the program is causing problems of its own. With quotes from Dr. Meena Dawar, medical health officer for VCH.
Read MoreSt. Paul’s Hospital performs groundbreaking 1,000th heart valve procedure
St. Paul’s Hospital celebrates its 1,000 minimally invasive heart valve replacement.
Read MoreElite athletes to paddle board from Vancouver to Victoria for men’s health
Eleven athletes are stand up paddling from Vancouver to Victoria to draw attention to men’s health. The event is being organized by the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation, a national non-profit organization founded by Dr. Larry Goldenberg, a VCH doctor.
Read MoreDelay having a baby? Make sure you understand the consequences (before it’s too late)
“Fertility is the last unspoken scientific frontier of womanhood.” Written by Dr. Beth Taylor, a clinical associate professor at UBC and physicians at VGH.
Read MoreHealth officials ask for residents’ help
VCH and the eHealth Strategy Office at UBC have partnered on a project to learn how Sea to Sky residents’ lifestyles, environments, neighbourhood characteristics and daily interactions affect their health. With quotes from Dr. Paul Martiquet, medical health officer for VCH.
Read MorePublic information session on health care
VCH is hosting a public information session about health care in the community of Richmond.
Read MoreB.C. man’s death after nose surgery could have been prevented, coroner says
More than a year after a patient having routine surgery at Mount St. Joseph’s Hospital died, his death has been ruled accidental, but preventable. With quotes from Linda Lemke, director of the surgical program for Providence Health Care.
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