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) September 15 2017 New overdose prevention site opens in Vancouver Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Coastal Health in partnership with PHS Community Services Society is expanding overdose prevention services in the Downtown Eastside. The Molson Overdose Prevention Site and Lab opened this month in the Molson Bank Building, 166 East Hastings St. Information bulletin ➞ September 14 2017 New mumps cases in Vancouver Coastal Health prompt call for immunization Vancouver, BC – Young adults heading off to high school, college and university should ensure they’re protected against the mumps, public health officials advise, as the number of new cases continues to rise. Information bulletin ➞ September 1 2017 New supervised consumption service in Vancouver aims to help prevent overdose deaths Vancouver, BC – Clients at the Powell Street Getaway supervised consumption site will be able use illegal substances through snorting or swallowing, as well as by injection, now that Health Canada has approved an application by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). Information bulletin ➞ August 31 2017 Fentanyl checking expanding to overdose prevention sites Vancouver, BC – With no end in sight to the overdose crisis Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is expanding its pilot project to offer more locations for people to check their drugs for fentanyl, the toxin contaminating the drug supply, responsible for hundreds of overdose deaths. Information bulletin ➞ August 29 2017 More flexibility to treat and assess patients at the Leon Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders at UBC Hospital Vancouver, BC – How many times a week do you think about sleep? It’s one of the ingredients of a healthy life, along with proper diet and exercise. A good sleep sets the tone for a good day, while poor sleep and sleep disorders can impair or even shorten your life. Information bulletin ➞ August 4 2017 Transforming palliative care across VCH Vancouver, BC – A new three-year project at Vancouver Coastal Health aims to support health-care professionals in integrating a palliative approach to care into clinical practice. A palliative approach focuses on conversations with people about their needs and wishes, and allows them a greater sense of control over both their living and dying. Information bulletin ➞ Pagination First page First Previous page ‹‹ … Utility page 73 Utility page 74 Current page 75 Utility page 76 Utility page 77 Utility page 78 … Next page ›› Last page Last
