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) July 27 2017 New supervised injection service to open in Vancouver Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is opening a new supervised injection service in the Downtown Eastside to help stem the tide of the overdose crisis. Information bulletin ➞ July 12 2017 UBC Hospital to receive state-of-the-art MRI Upgrade Vancouver, BC – Patients at UBC Hospital will soon benefit from the latest generation in MRI technology. Thanks to a $1 million donation from Hollyburn Properties, the current MRI machine will be upgraded to a GE Signa Explorer. Work is currently underway and the upgraded MRI machine is expected to be fully operational in the next few months. Information bulletin ➞ July 12 2017 New era for robot-assisted surgery at VGH Vancouver, BC – After 10 years, Jack the Robot is preparing to retire. A member of the da Vinci Surgical System, Jack has assisted his masters in more than one thousand surgical procedures at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). While he has served the community well, Jack is becoming obsolete and the time has come for a more advanced robot to take his place. Information bulletin ➞ July 11 2017 Research project pilots new illegal drug alert warning system to help prevent overdoses Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Harm Reduction staff are working with the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) on a new research project to develop a more timely and accurate way to communicate information about clusters of drug overdoses and drug contamination alerts. Information bulletin ➞ June 29 2017 Climate change is increasing respiratory disease Air pollution is the third most important risk factor for global mortality. "It's a massive problem," says Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute scientist Dr. Chris Carlsten. Dr. Carlsten has just completed a review of the latest research linking air pollution from traffic to allergic respiratory disease. The review found allergic disease is on the rise in many regions of the world, particularly in Asia, where traffic pollution is most severe. And the new reality of climate change is making things worse. Information bulletin ➞ June 28 2017 Don't flip out: “Air” on the side of caution on the trampoline Vancouver, BC – An afternoon of fun on a neighbour's trampoline ended suddenly when three-year-old Remy crashed to the ground. His parents rushed him to the emergency department. Information bulletin ➞ Pagination First page First Previous page ‹‹ … Utility page 74 Utility page 75 Current page 76 Utility page 77 Utility page 78 Utility page 79 … Next page ›› Last page Last
