Health care advocates wonder why Patient Care Quality Review Boards are so under-publicized. Quotes from Dr. Jack Chritchley, a physician and chair of the VCH board.

Two cardiac surgeons — along with four other cardiologists — at St. Paul’s Hospital perform all implantations of long-term ventricular assist devices in the province, under the B.C. Acute Heart Failure Program.

Opposition to a planned 45,000-square-foot mental health centre at 2750 East Hastings St. was vociferous in 2007. But it appears the counselling and outreach facility hasn’t had the corrosive effects on the community that were anticipated. With quotes from Laura Hansen, manager of mental health and addictions for Vancouver Community.

With the number of serious longboarding injuries mounting, police, concerned parents and boarders themselves are searching for a safer solution. Comments by Dr. Brian O’Connor, medial health officer of VCH.

CBC talks to Nelda Gill, the recipient of the 2000th transplant at St. Paul’s Hospital.

A Williams Lake, B.C. woman, says she managed to cut five years off her wait for a new kidney thanks to a B.C. program that allows incompatible couples to swap kidney donors. St. Paul’s is one of three hospitals in the province that performs kidney transplants.

St. Paul’s hospital in conjunction with Providence Health Care and B.C. Transplant is celebrating kidney transplant – No.2000.

Quit pooping in the water. That was the message of VCH Thursday as the authority is planning to launch a campaign targeted at boaters who dump their toilet reservoirs overboard as water quality at Sunset Beach continues to decline. Quotes from Paul Markey, VCH environment health manager.

Richmond has the second highest child poverty rate in B.C. With quotes from Dr. James Lu, VCH’s medical health officer in Richmond.

Three building and design teams have been shortlisted to submit proposals for the Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre at VCH’s Vancouver General Hospital.