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Drug checking at Insite shows potential for preventing fentanyl-related overdoses

Vancouver, BC – The results of a pilot project at Insite have found that when clients know their drugs contain fentanyl, the drug partly responsible for the overdose crisis, they're more likely to reduce their dose and less likely to have an overdose. 

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Partners make progress on planning for acute-care tower project at Richmond Hospital

RICHMOND - The provincial government is supporting planning for a new patient-care tower at Richmond Hospital and the ministry expects work on the business plan could begin in fall 2017.

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Jack and Leone Carlile Centre grand opening

VANCOUVER – North Shore MLAs Jane Thornthwaite, Naomi Yamamoto and Ralph Sultan today officially opened the new Carlile Youth Concurrent Disorders Centre, a dedicated unit for youth with mental-health and substance-use challenges at the Greta and Robert H. N. Ho Centre for Psychiatry and Education (HOpe Centre) at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver.

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Construction wraps up at Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Centre

VANCOUVER - Health Minister Terry Lake today celebrated the substantial completion of the Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Centre, which will care for people with mental-health or substance-use challenges.

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Richmond adult day program spaces will help meet demand for seniors’ & respite care

Richmond – Vancouver Coastal Health-Richmond is pleased to announce that it is partnering with social service agency S.U.C.C.E.S.S. to create 25 new adult day program spaces in Richmond.

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New City Centre Community Access Centre slated for the West End

VANCOUVER – Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is moving forward with plans to open a new City Centre Community Health Access Centre in early 2018 dedicated to improving community health services in the West End.

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