Breadcrumb Home About us Media centre News Updates regarding Vancouver Coastal Health people, programs, services and initiatives. Keywords Authored on 20242023202220212020Select a year2025 Category - Any -2SLGBTQIA+Awards and recognitionCommunity engagementCommunity eventsEmergency careEquity, diversity and inclusionHome and community careHospital careIndigenous HealthInnovation and researchMental health and substance usePublic HealthRedevelopment projectsRehabilitationSurgerySustainabilityVCH staffWellness Type - Any -StoryPress releaseInformation bulletinBC Gov. NewsNews releasePublic service announcement Apply Search Sort: Sort Old-NewNew-OldA-ZZ-A Showing 573 Article(s) August 23 2019 Study shows where C. difficile is hiding in hospitals Vancouver, BC – There are no dog days of summer for Angus and Dodger, the canine scent-detection superstars at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). The two super sniffers were recently reviewed by a world-renowned scent detection expert – and passed their odour-recognition tests with flying colours. Information bulletin ➞ August 14 2019 Making more lungs available for transplant in BC Vancouver, BC – Cheryl Deyalsingh is one of 40 BC residents waiting for a lung transplant. “It’s my only hope,” says Cheryl. “A transplant will give me a new lease on life.” While BC Transplant is making significant strides in encouraging BC residents to register as organ donors, technology is also playing a role in reducing wait times and increasing organ availability. Information bulletin ➞ August 8 2019 Third urgent and primary care centre opens in Greater Vancouver NORTH VANCOUVER – People living on the North Shore will soon have better access to team-based everyday health care with the opening of the new North Vancouver Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC). Information bulletin ➞ July 26 2019 Measles case confirmed in the Lower Mainland A Burnaby resident who travelled abroad to the Philippines, has been confirmed to have the measles infection. Information bulletin ➞ July 26 2019 Chief Medical Health Officer report focuses on overdose crisis Vancouver, BC –In her annual Chief Medical Health Officer report, Dr. Patricia Daly lays out recommendations for the next phase of the overdose response. In the midst of the overdose crisis, data learned over the past two years is shedding light on where to focus resources to save even more lives. Information bulletin ➞ July 17 2019 Second urgent and primary care centre to open in Vancouver People living in East Vancouver will have better access to team-based urgent and primary care with the opening of the new REACH Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC). Information bulletin ➞ Pagination First page First Previous page ‹‹ … Utility page 62 Utility page 63 Current page 64 Utility page 65 Utility page 66 Utility page 67 … Next page ›› Last page Last
