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GF Strong Gives Quadriplegic His Life Back
Read ArticleIn 2009, Mustafa Hasan was paralyzed when a bomb exploded near his home in Baghdad. Devastated by the thought of being wheelchair-bound…
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Innovative technology helps women with breast cancer
Read ArticleThanks to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s generous donors, women with breast cancer can now have healthier outcomes. We all know someone…
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Better care for people with kidney disease
Read ArticleDid you know that the number of people with kidney disease has tripled over the past 20 years? As a result, VGH’s…
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TAVR is a lifeline for people with valvular heart disease
Read ArticleOrdinarily, when someone is diagnosed with valvular heart disease, the only option is open heart surgery, a complicated procedure with a lengthy…
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2013 Annual Review
Read ArticleOur hospitals and health care teams have made incredible strides in patient care, research, rehabilitation and community care. It’s a truly heroic…
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UBC Hospital-led study debunks CCSVI Treatment for MS patients
Read ArticleUnder the leadership of MS specialist Dr. Anthony Traboulsee, MS doctors and researchers at VGH and UBC Hospital recently conducted a study…
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Caring for Patients
Read ArticleIN HOSPITALS AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES Every year more than 600,000 people from across BC (40% from outside Metro Vancouver) access our…
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Barbara Grantham’s Story
Read ArticleI’m a 3rd generation Vancouverite. My grandfather, my father and I were all born at VGH, so I have a strong attachment…
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Board of Directors for 2012-13
Read ArticleOur Board of Directors is comprised of many accomplished and dedicated business and community leaders. They govern VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation…
