June 7, 2014

CEO of Fraser Health quits $444,000-a-year job

The head of the Fraser Health Authority has resigned, weeks before a government-ordered review is due to be released.

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June 9, 2014

Haven 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.

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June 6, 2014

Fraser Health’s top doc resigns

Former VCH CEO David Ostrow will be the new interim president and CEO of Fraser Health.

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June 5, 2014

Cigarette 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.

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June 5, 2014

St. Paul’s Hospital performs groundbreaking 1,000th heart valve procedure

St. Paul’s Hospital celebrates its 1,000 minimally invasive heart valve replacement.

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June 9, 2014

Elite 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.

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June 10, 2014

Delay 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.

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June 5, 2014

Health 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.

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June 9, 2014

Public information session on health care

VCH is hosting a public information session about health care in the community of Richmond.

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June 10, 2014

B.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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