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 563 Article(s) April 30 2019 Start early, start together: Dental care keeps kids smiling Richmond, BC – Dental care can be a team effort, with parents and their children working together to help keep a healthy smile on kids faces. Parents may not be aware that children in Richmond have the highest rate of dental cavities in the Lower Mainland, and doctors and dentists are asking families to make sure dental care is a priority. Information bulletin ➞ April 16 2019 New confirmed measles case Surrey/Vancouver, BC – A new case of measles infection has been identified in the Lower Mainland. Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health have determined that the infection was acquired abroad. Public Health officials from both health authorities are following up directly with those who are known to have been exposed to the virus. Information bulletin ➞ April 3 2019 VGH study offers breakthrough for cardiac arrest patients Vancouver, BC – Ryan Jones' life changed forever on a road in Fort St. John two years ago. His car skidded in the snow; his chest hit the steering wheel, and he went into cardiac arrest. Ryan was flown by air ambulance to Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). He became the first cardiac-arrest patient in Canada to receive a relatively new treatment that saved his brain, his heart, and ultimately his life. "I don't remember much about that day because I was in a coma for weeks after, but I am 100 per cent sure the treatment saved my life," says Ryan. Information bulletin ➞ April 2 2019 New confirmed case of measles in Lower Mainland SURREY/VANCOUVER – A case of measles infection has been identified in the Lower Mainland. Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health have determined that the infection was acquired abroad. Information bulletin ➞ March 13 2019 Researching sleep on World Sleep Day Vancouver, BC – Friday March 15th is the perfect excuse to sleep in. It’s World Sleep Day – a time to think about how sleep affects our health and social well-being. Information bulletin ➞ March 13 2019 Strengthening home support for the people in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland Vancouver and Surrey, BC – Home support clients in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions will have their care directly managed and delivered by their health authority, as both shift to in-house delivery for the majority of the home support services they provide. Information bulletin ➞ Pagination First page First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 63 Page 64 Current page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 … Next page ›› Last page Last
