VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Managed Alcohol Program

May 16, 2014

A small percentage of alcoholics don’t respond to traditional addiction treatment programs. Their dependence…

Vancouver ACT team – partially funded by Goldcorp Inc. – reduces ER visits by 70%

May 9, 2014

May 5, 2014 – After the dust settles, people with severe addiction and mental illness can find help meeting the challenges of ‘day-to-day’ living, with two new Assertive Community Treatment teams, Health Minister Terry Lake announced today.

Independent Community Event Application

May 9, 2014

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Doug’s Story

May 5, 2014

Doug was vacationing at a remote cablin on Valdes Island when he became paralyzed on his right side. It was 36 hours before he reached VGH and time was running out.

Thanks to donor support, VGH HIPEC cancer surgery will save lives

April 28, 2014

Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, or HIPEC, accompanied by tumour reduction is a hugely invasive eight-hour operation that requires a team of 10 medical specialists, nurses and technicians.

Please Keep Supporting The Clinical Trials Unit for Multiple Myeloma Research at VGH Hospital

April 16, 2014

As a previous supporter of the Myeloma Stroll for a Cure, we want to take…

VGH doctors aid in the miraculous survival of woman trapped in tree well

April 7, 2014

April 4, 2014 – Doctors say it’s a miracle a 24-year-old Calgary woman is alive…

2014 Music For Life Event

March 29, 2014

Thank you to Toni and Trevor Ludski, who raised more than $4500 at their 2nd…

$105,000 donation improves treatment and care for TB patients at VGH

March 25, 2014

TB Vets Charitable Foundation generously donated $105,000 to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation to fund the role of a recreation therapist to help improve the health and quality of life of patients in the TB Unit at VGH.

Former actress overcame mental illness and turned her story into a performance to help others

March 24, 2014

At the age of 25, when she started to experience euphoric and manic psychoses, she…

Rules of Play

March 19, 2014

This year we will be changing to the Peoria scoring system. It is a one day handicapping system and does not require that golfers submit their handicaps in advance.

Event Details

March 19, 2014

EVENT DATE Monday, June 16, 2014 For printable event details and information, click here. EVENT…

Ted Ticknor Award

March 19, 2014

In honor of Ted Ticknor, and the thousands of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, Mr. Lube initiated the Ted Ticknor Memorial Award for Prostate Cancer Research in 2007.