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) January 24 2018 Sechelt Hospital expansion with new Ambulatory Care Unit now complete Sechelt, B.C. – Sechelt Hospital’s decade-long transformation into a state-of-the-art hospital for people living on the Sunshine Coast is now finished with the completion of its new Ambulatory Care Unit. Information bulletin ➞ January 22 2018 New clinic and new model of care on DTES Vancouver, BC – Residents of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) now have better access to coordinated, consistent health care with the launch of a new model of care and the opening of Heatley Community Health Centre—Vancouver Coastal Health's newest integrated health centre on the DTES. Heatley Community Health Centre brings together existing programs and services so clients get the care they need at one location. Primary care, mental health and substance use services, harm reduction and specialized care are all available on site. Information bulletin ➞ January 18 2018 Potential new diabetes treatment being tested in Vancouver The University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health are testing a possible diabetes cure that replaces a person’s damaged pancreatic cells with new ones grown in the lab. Information bulletin ➞ December 6 2017 Gaglardi family donates $25 million to VGH and UBC Hospital Vancouver, BC – Phil Gaglardi was a minister and politician who was instrumental in building roads across the province. His wife Jennie dedicated her life to the church as a minister and Sunday school teacher. Almost two decades after their passing, the Gaglardis' are leaving a legacy that will build the foundation for health care in the province for decades to come. Information bulletin ➞ December 1 2017 Flu policy for visitors in effect at all VCH facilities Vancouver, BC – As of today all visitors to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) facilities are being asked to wear a surgical mask if they haven't received their annual flu shot. The policy is part of the province's strategy to prevent the spread of flu and protect already vulnerable patients from a potentially fatal infection. Information bulletin ➞ November 10 2017 Province expands fentanyl testing and launches drug checking pilot in Vancouver VANCOUVER – To provide potentially life-saving information to people who use drugs, a new drug checking service is being tested in Vancouver – the first of its kind in Canada. The pilot study began last week as part of the provincial government's work to test whether making drug checking more widely available will help prevent overdose deaths. Information bulletin ➞ Pagination First page First Previous page ‹‹ … Utility page 71 Utility page 72 Current page 73 Utility page 74 Utility page 75 Utility page 76 … Next page ›› Last page Last
