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 Reset Search Sort: Sort Old-NewNew-OldA-ZZ-A Showing 4 Article(s) November 14 2024 Transplant Stories shares ‘raw and real’ moments behind organ transplants Behind each person's organ transplant is a powerful story about their journey to that moment and the remarkable work of the health-care professionals supporting them. Story Surgery ➞ July 22 2024 Overstitch procedure at VGH marks Canadian first For the first time in the country, doctors at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) have successfully sutured a patient using a new device called the Overstitch. It involves suturing using an endoscope, providing a secure suture and less invasive procedure than traditional surgery. Story Innovation and research Surgery ➞ June 12 2024 Regional anesthesia initiative is improving how we care for patients, and the planet Across Vancouver Coastal Health, we're seeing many transformative projects that are improving health systems and environmental sustainability. Story Surgery Sustainability ➞ March 6 2024 Record number of organ transplants bring new lease on life to B.C. residents Annelisa Beharrell, a retired nurse from Kamloops, vividly recalls the desperate drive down to Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) as her life hung in the balance. Story Hospital care Surgery ➞
