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Staff Spotlight: Dr. Chad A. Kim Sing, Emergency Department Head and Medical Director, VGH
Meet Chad A. Kim Sing, Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine at VGH
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Staff Spotlight: Cassie Wright, RN, Lead Project Coordinator, Emergency, VGH
Meet Cassie Wright. Besides working as a registered nurse in Vancouver General Hospital’s Emergency Department,…
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Every minute counts: Improving patient care while saving money
Staff at our hospitals are always looking for ways to be more efficient. It makes…
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Creating a more efficient emergency room
When someone comes through the doors of Vancouver General Hospital’s emergency room, they want to…
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Did you know? Quick facts about VGH’s Emergency Department
As one of the busiest emergency rooms in the province, Vancouver General Hospital’s Emergency Department provides urgent care to over 95,000 British Columbians a year.
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Mental illness looks a lot like me
Vancouver General Hospital’s VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation is striving to create a better healing…
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Giving hope to people with mental illness
One in five people will experience a form of mental illness during their lifetime. Mental illness is a serious issue that can affect anyone at any time, and has devastating effects on people and their families.
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Taseko gives $1.5M to new mental health facility at VGH
A new mental health facility planned for Vancouver General Hospital received a $1.5 million donation on February 18 from Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX:TKO) – the largest corporate contribution the project has…
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Heart attacks often sudden, unexpected
Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly a third of all deaths in Canada, but in the past decade, the cardiovascular death rate has fallen more than 40 per cent, due to advances in drug therapies, surgical techniques and prevention efforts.
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VGH BOARD MEMBER LEAVES A LEGACY TO BENEFIT OTHERS
For Rick Mahler, giving back to the community is part of his life. Over the…
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BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF ART THERAPY
To say that Jim O’Hara is a “people person” is an understatement. As Vice President…
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½ BILLION HEARTFELT THANKS
Thanks to you, our donors, we’ve raised over $500,000,000 since 1980. These donations have helped…
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HONOURING THE ANGELS IN HER LIFE
On December 9, Rebecca Gingell paid tribute to the angels who have supported her. When…
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TD BANK GROUP INVESTS IN YOUNG SCIENTISTS
Dr. Patricia Mills has a vision. As a physician scientist at GF Strong Rehab Centre…
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DONATIONS IMPROVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH MS
In 2000, Marilyn Lenzen was dismayed to learn she had multiple sclerosis. Since her diagnosis,…
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VGH clinic treats hidden pain
Public lecture on Feb. 5 to focus on common but misunderstood genital condition. Psychologist Lori Brotto runs the only multi-disciplinary clinic of its kind in North America for the treatment of vulvodynia. The program she mentions is a fiveyear-old project…
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New series Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH offers first-ever look inside BC’s busiest ER
Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH, a groundbreaking new six-part documentary series set in VGH’s ER premieres Tues., Jan. 21 at 9 pm…
