VGH has converted an unused laundry facility into a new bike centre with 182 parking spots, 105 storage lockers, and showers to allow staff to clean up before putting on their scrubs.

What had been VGH’s laundry room has been transformed into a cycling centre with showers, lockers and secure bike storage for the hospital community’s thousands of employees.

Following a large rally outside Kitsilano’s Pine Free Clinic yesterday, the NDP MLA representing the area still wonders why VCH is so intent on shutting it down. With comments from Dr. Rolando Barrios, senior medical director for Vancouver Community at VCH.

Patients and medical staff of a Vancouver youth clinic rallied Saturday to keep the facility open after VCH announced plans to shut it down. With quotes from Laura Case, chief operating officer of Vancouver Community at VCH.

The medical director for VCH’s child and youth mental health department recently published a book to help parents deal with modern-day stresses.

The parents of a teenage hockey player who collapsed and died from an undiagnosed heart condition are calling on parents to get their children screened. With mention of a VGH study on cardiovascular health of young athletes.

BC Housing is holding its second set of open houses for the visioning process for the Riverview Hospital lands. With mention of VCH meeting with BC Housing about possible continuum of care at Riverview.

A proposal to place homeless shelter beds in a Wilson Crescent house is going to the public. Mentions the residence is operated by VCH.

A protest rally is planned for Saturday over VCH’s plans to close four medical clinics.

An analysis done by the Vancouver Sun says that elementary schools in Vancouver neighbourhoods with large Chinese populations have higher measles vaccination rates than other areas of the city. With comments from Dr. Meena Dawar, medical health officer for VCH.