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  • Back to writing

    Discover how George bounced back from a random heart attack on his way to the library and his journey to recovery. [:zh]了解加拿大诗人和小说家George Bowering在去图书馆途中心脏病突发而被救回的故事，以及他康复之旅。

  • A Century of Generosity Inspires Legacy Gift

    Donor John Ellis is passionate about giving back to his community.[:zh]善長 John Ellis热情的回报社区

  • Life-Saving Technology Buys Crucial Time for Father of Three

    Life-saving technology buys crucial time for father of three. [:zh]Willie的健康狀況全面崩溃，他迫切的需要肺部移植。

  • A Memorial Fund Invests in Health Care of Tomorrow

    The inaugural Sharon Stapleton Memorial Leadership Education Bursary to support health care leaders of tomorrow

  • Behind the Scenes with Dr. Hamed Umedaly

    Anesthesiologist Dr. Umedaly is passionate about caring for patients in an intense, complex team environment.

  • Angus the Hero Dog Snuffs out Superbug with a Sniff

    Angus is Canada’s first certified superbug sniffing dog and is trained to track C. difficile at VCH.

  • Freestyle Skier Makes Miraculous Recovery from Brain Injury

    World-class skier Jamie Crane-Mauzy credits revolutionary brain surgery and VGH’s ICU team for saving her life.

  • Revolutionary Non-Invasive Heart Surgery

    TAVR is a lifeline for people with valvular heart disease.

  • New Life Injected in TB Ward at VGH

    New equipment donated by TB Vets provides vital support for innovative care and research for patients with tuberculosis.

  • The Heartbeat of Cardiac Care

    Expansion of Cardiac Electrophysiology Program at VGH will allow patients to recover quickly and get back to their lives sooner.

  • A gift from the heart, for the heart

    Thomas Kinloch lived life large. An avid world traveller, accomplished pianist and suave ballroom dancer, he knew how to have fun. In 2002, Thomas was diagnosed with heart disease.

  • The Impact of Workplace Giving

    Lakhwir Boparan has lived through every mom’s worst nightmare. In 2008, her 28-year-old son was involved in a terrible car accident. On life support and suffering from a traumatic brain injury, doctors thought he might not ever walk again, let alone recover.

  • Lifesaving Spinal Surgery Inspires Donation to Research

    When he first met Dr. John Street at Vancouver General Hospital in July 2015, Bob Saunders was in excruciating back pain. He knew he was very ill. What he didn’t know was that by that evening he would be undergoing emergency lifesaving surgery.

  • Honouring the Incredible Nurses in VGH's ICU

    Galina Tsvasman was a teacher who made a meaningful difference to her students. She was…

  • Powerful series on VGH's ER returns April 12

    The award-winning show, Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH, probes the health care issues affecting BC through the lens of the doctors, hospital staff and other health professionals.

  • Legacy giving keeps husband's memory alive

    Over a decade ago, Annemarie and Bruno Locher were discussing worthy community causes to support. The couple was deeply philanthropic, supporting charities rather than spending on themselves.

  • Young Donor Honours His Great-grandpa

    For his fifth birthday, James wanted money, not gifts. The money wasn’t for a special toy. James wanted to use it to remember his great-grandfather, “Papa,” who died from pancreatic cancer when James was three.

  • BC Woman Grateful for Revolutionary Cardiac Procedure

    Dr. Wood and his team performed transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery on Kathleen. TAVR is an innovative minimally invasive approach to replacing diseased aortic valves.[:zh]r. Wood and his team performed transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery on Kathleen. TAVR is an innovative minimally invasive approach to replacing diseased aortic valves.