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Safe, comfortable spaces for seniors open at Hamilton Village Care Centre

Richmond, BC – Richmond is now home to 135 new long-term care spaces for seniors, as Hamilton Village Care Centre carefully welcomes its first few residents this month. First announced in 2016, the three-story, wood-frame residence on the Hamilton Lands in east Richmond is part of a larger 10-year rejuvenation strategy for long-term care across Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH).

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VCH President and CEO Mary Ackenhusen

VANCOUVER, B.C. – After 13 years of executive leadership at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), President and Chief Executive Officer Mary Ackenhusen will be stepping down on June 30th and taking on a new appointment with the B.C. Ministry of Health as Senior Executive in Residence focused on innovation in B.C. This is an exciting new role that aligns with Mary's long-standing commitment to transformation and innovation.

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Keeping patients safe as scheduled elective surgeries resume

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and Providence Health Care (PHC) are implementing new measures to help keep patients, clients, staff and medical staff safe as scheduled elective surgeries resume in the coming weeks.   

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VCH-UBC research helping patients with COVID-19

Thirty-two-year-old Zee Rahiman is alive today thanks to exceptional health care and made-in-BC research that is benefitting patients with COVID-19. The otherwise healthy Vancouver resident hit the wall in late March. "I was coughing and vomiting and had a fever. When doctors at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) put me on a ventilator to breathe, I thought: I might not make it."  Zee is one of 65 people currently enrolled in a clinical study examining the immune-system response of patients with COVID-19.

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VCH Statement on anti-Asian incidents

Vancouver Coastal Health is adding its voice to those raising concerns about the increasing reports of anti-Asian incidents related to the current pandemic.

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Inner-City COVID-19 Response Strategy based on three pillars: Prevent, Test and Trace, Support

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is implementing an Inner-City COVID-19 Response Strategy to reduce the impacts of the opioid overdose and COVID-19 public health emergencies for people living in Vancouver's inner-city communities, including the Downtown Eastside (DTES). The strategy takes a three-pillar approach – Prevent, Test and Trace, and Support – to ensure a coordinated, comprehensive response. Much of the work is already underway.

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