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Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Richmond

People living in Richmond East will benefit from having better access to team-based, same-day and comprehensive primary health care with the opening of an urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) at 95-10551 Shellbridge Wy. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

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Vancouver General Hospital pilots new plant-rich menu items for health of patients and planet

For the past six months, inpatients receiving care at Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) Vancouver General Hospital have been able to fuel their healing with a diverse selection of new delicious, nutritious and environmentally sustainable menu items, thanks to a Planetary Health Menu Pilot project.

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Celebrating the women of VCH today, and every day

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

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Inspiring inclusion and accelerating women’s equity

International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, is a global day to celebrate the social, cultural and political achievements of women, and serves as a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. At VCH, this includes celebrating cisgender women, transwomen and gender diverse people.

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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.

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Measles notification for locations in Richmond

Richmond, BC – People in Richmond are being alerted to a series of potential exposures to a case of measles acquired from outside Canada that resulted in exposure between Feb. 24 and March 2 at the following locations:

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