“You have to admire the carefully considered responses from Health Minister Terry Lake and (VCH) chief medical officer Dr. Patricia Daly in reply to the calls from various mayors and police chiefs regarding the need for a secure institution to deal with the increasingly aggressive mentally ill patients in the community.”

“Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson recently declared a public-health crisis in our city, and we experience this firsthand.”

“While municipal politicians state the obvious, that there is a widespread shortage of treatment and housing for those suffering from severe mental illnesses.”

“The ‘freedom’ to be sick is a false freedom.”

“It’s discouraging that Premier Christy Clark, in the face of mounting concern by police, mental-health workers, families and politicians, including mayors, can so flippantly reject their request that a facility like Riverview Mental Hospital be reopened.”

Health Canada’s decision to provide prescription heroin to certain addicts will save lives in Vancouver, according to Pivot lawyer Scott Bernstein. With mention of VCH’s InSite facility.

“Is it ideal? Hardly. But traditional solutions haven’t worked so far.” With mention of VCH’s InSite facility and of VCH’s Chief Medical Health Officer.

Dr. Evan Wood, director of the Urban Health Research Initiative at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS at St. Paul’s Hospital, has been awarded the 2013 Providence Health Care Research and Mission Award.

Ottawa may become home to Canada’s second safe injection site as early as next year if Health Canada approves a local group’s application. With mention of VCH’s InSite facility.

Two million injections later, InSite has marked its 10th anniversary. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer for VCH.