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VCH moves to further improve care in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Vancouver – Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has released a document that will guide the health authority in upcoming years in addressing the evolving needs of people living in the Downtown Eastside (DTES).

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VCH partners with Onni Group for Pearson Dogwood lands redevelopment

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) announced today that it has selected Onni Group as its development partner for the Pearson Dogwood lands redevelopment.

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Powell River to gain 21 residential care beds

Vancouver, BC – Willingdon Creek Village will have 21 more beds than its predecessor Olive Devaud as well as  additional nursing staff when it opens in late March 2015.

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G.F. Strong becomes first in BC to use bionic exoskeleton in daily rehabilitation

Vancouver, BC – If you suffered a stroke or paralyzing injury in 1949—the year G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre first opened—treatment at the time would have ranged from electric currents and heavy steel braces to massage and mineral baths. Sixty-five years later rehabilitation has drastically evolved thanks to the donation of an Ekso Bionics exoskeleton to GFS, which is helping to rehabilitate patients with mobility impairments.

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