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) August 29 2017 More flexibility to treat and assess patients at the Leon Judah Blackmore Centre for Sleep Disorders at UBC Hospital Vancouver, BC – How many times a week do you think about sleep? It’s one of the ingredients of a healthy life, along with proper diet and exercise. A good sleep sets the tone for a good day, while poor sleep and sleep disorders can impair or even shorten your life. Information bulletin ➞ August 4 2017 Transforming palliative care across VCH Vancouver, BC – A new three-year project at Vancouver Coastal Health aims to support health-care professionals in integrating a palliative approach to care into clinical practice. A palliative approach focuses on conversations with people about their needs and wishes, and allows them a greater sense of control over both their living and dying. Information bulletin ➞ 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 ➞ Pagination First page First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 72 Page 73 Current page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 … Next page ›› Last page Last
