Surgery

Our world-class surgeons and OR specialists deserve the best facilities possible to help our patients.

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Fact

60%
Sixty percent of the province’s adult trauma cases are seen in our hospitals

Outcome

Efficient and effective operating rooms
Having more effective operating theatres is a part of the Future of Surgery

Cancer

With your support, we will improve the patient journey and outcomes for all patients living with cancer through world leading personalized treatment and care.

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Fact

2 in 5
An estimated 2 in 5 British Columbians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.

Outcome

Supporting precise, personalized medicine
to target the unique attributes of each person’s cancer

Heart & Lung

With your help, we will bridge cardiac and respiratory medicine to look beyond symptoms to focus on the root cause.

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Fact

Asthma & COPD
are among the main causes of sickness globally

Outcome

Finding the next major breakthrough
in lung and heart disease

Innovation

A combination of demographics and rising costs are creating an unsustainable health care system. We are leading the charge to change that, right here in Vancouver.

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Fact

It can take up to 17 years
for a new health care innovation to be fully implemented in a clinical setting

Outcome

Empowering patients
to manage their health autonomously through remote and mobile technologies and at-home monitoring

Community

With your help, we will ensure a full range of health care services are available to ensure patients receive the right care at the right time in the right place whether that be their home, their neighbourhood or a hospital.

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Fact

1.9 million hours of support
We offer British columbians 1.9 million home support hours and 199,000 home nursing visits annually

Outcome

Home is Best Program
is a VCH program with a holistic approach to improving a senior's journey across the health care system

Brain Health

By building on our expertise as a leading brain and nervous system centre in North America, with your support, we will change the way we treat and study brain and nervous system disorders.

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Fact

By 2020
brain disease will overtake heart disease and cancer as the leading cause of death and disability in Canada

Outcome

Enhancing quality and extending lifespan
for those affected with brain and nervous system disorders