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Vancouver Coastal Health welcomes back 526 hospital food-service workers

People accessing health care in the Lower Mainland will benefit from more stable, consistent and supportive patient care as 526 food-service workers return to the public system as Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) employees.

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VCH Heat Warning guidance for Howe Sound and Sunshine Coast

Howe Sound, B.C. – Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Heat Warning for the following areas within the Vancouver Coastal Health region:

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VCH Heat Warning guidance for Howe Sound and Central Coast regions

Howe Sound, B.C. – Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Heat Warning for the following areas within the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region from Tuesday Aug. 30 to Wednesday Aug. 31:

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Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health Heat Warning guidance

LOWER MAINLAND, B.C. – Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a Heat Warning for Aug. 17-18 for the following areas within the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and Fraser Health (FH) regions:

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Temporary adjustment to hours for UBC Hospital Emergency Department

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Starting August 16, UBC Hospital Emergency Department (ED) will temporarily adjust admitting hours and receive patients between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. The temporary change by two hours will allow staff and physicians to complete their scheduled shifts on time.

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VCH welcomes children six months to four years to COVID-19 vaccine clinics

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Starting Tuesday Aug. 2, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is welcoming infants and children age six months to four years and their families, to dedicated COVID-19 vaccine clinics. Eleven clinics will operate across VCH communities offering child-centred care tailored to the needs of individual children and their families.

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