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MILAN & MAUREEN ILICH FOUNDATION FUNDS MS RESEARCH AND URGENTLY NEEDED HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT
The Ilich family are builders, in more ways than one. Not only did Milan Ilich’s…
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PEOPLE WHO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH MATTER
Earlier this year, while on-air at CKNW studios in Vancouver, radio personality Jon McComb made…
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FAMILY COMES TOGETHER TO HELP WOMEN FACING OVARIAN CANCER
60-year-old Alexandra Cooke (known as Alix) was a beloved mother, wife, grandmother, sister and friend,…
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Supporting patients with blood disease
The youngest of four daughters, 25-year-old Alison Millerd comes from a close-knit family in Horseshoe…
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GF Strong Gives Quadriplegic His Life Back
In 2009, Mustafa Hasan was paralyzed when a bomb exploded near his home in Baghdad.…
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Innovative technology helps women with breast cancer
Thanks to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s generous donors, women with breast cancer can now…
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Better care for people with kidney disease
Did you know that the number of people with kidney disease has tripled over the…
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TAVR is a lifeline for people with valvular heart disease
Ordinarily, when someone is diagnosed with valvular heart disease, the only option is open heart…
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2013 Annual Review
Our hospitals and health care teams have made incredible strides in patient care, research, rehabilitation and community care. It’s a truly heroic endeavour, and none of this could have been accomplished without your help. Moving forward, there is still so much to be done to ensure those we love – as well as our future generations – can enjoy the best quality of life possible.
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UBC Hospital-led study debunks CCSVI Treatment for MS patients
Under the leadership of MS specialist Dr. Anthony Traboulsee, MS doctors and researchers at VGH and UBC Hospital recently conducted a study to test the validity of a controversial MS treatment called CCSVI.
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Caring for Patients
IN HOSPITALS AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES Every year more than 600,000 people from across BC…
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Barbara Grantham’s Story
I’m a 3rd generation Vancouverite. My grandfather, my father and I were all born at…
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Board of Directors for 2012-13
Our Board of Directors is comprised of many accomplished and dedicated business and community leaders.…
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Donors Raise Record Revenue
One of the ways that VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation ensures excellence in health care…
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Cutting-Edge Research
DISCOVERING NEW CURES AND TREATMENTS Detecting early signs of disease. Developing leading-edge treatments. Discovering new…
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Rehabilitation
ENABLING PEOPLE TO HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE An accident happens, and a father’s…
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Events That Keep Giving
FEELING GOOD ABOUT HELPING OTHERS Throughout the past year, generous folks across BC have raised…
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Our Donors
ADVANCING PATIENT CARE AND TREATMENT FOR OTHERS It never fails to impress us. Philanthropists support…
