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Hospital-level care at home launches in Lower Mainland

Patients are benefiting from convenient, safe and timely acute-level care from the comfort of their own home as the Hospital at Home (HaH) program launches in several hospitals in Vancouver.

BC Gov. News Hospital care
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Healing at “home sweet home”

When offered, Rick Garcia jumped at the chance to be admitted to Vancouver General Hospital’s (VGH) new Hospital at Home program. He had already been admitted as a gastroenterology in-patient for a week.

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Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site Relocated

Vancouver, B.C. — Residents of downtown Vancouver will continue to have access to overdose prevention services, including supervised consumption, drug checking and other harm reduction services that connect people to care and can create a pathway to healing, as the relocated Thomus Donaghy Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) opens later today, April 3.

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Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Richmond

People living in Richmond East will benefit from having better access to team-based, same-day and comprehensive primary health care with the opening of an urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) at 95-10551 Shellbridge Wy. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

BC Gov. News Emergency care
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Vancouver General Hospital pilots new plant-rich menu items for health of patients and planet

For the past six months, inpatients receiving care at Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) Vancouver General Hospital have been able to fuel their healing with a diverse selection of new delicious, nutritious and environmentally sustainable menu items, thanks to a Planetary Health Menu Pilot project.

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Celebrating the women of VCH today, and every day

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

Story Equity, diversity and inclusion VCH staff
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