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Share Your StoRyHeroes on the front lines: The respiratory therapist
“If you can’t breathe, you can’t do anything.” Respiratory Therapist (RT) Dave Sahadeo has been…
Heroes on the front lines: The nurse
“Looking back on these past weeks, I can honestly say this has been one of…
Heroes on the front lines: The doctor
“In the ICU, patients are primarily taken care of by a multidisciplinary team which consists…
‘Legendary’ Jim O’Hara retires after decades of health care transformation
Rare in every respect, a legend to his peers and those who had the pleasure…
‘IDEA Art Award’ winner announced, artwork to promote healing at Vancouver General Hospital
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce artist Russna Kaur as the winner…
Life as a Respiratory Therapist in the ICU
Dave Sahadeo is a Respiratory Therapist at VGH who had to make sacrifices while working to save others during the pandemic
Four BC Charities Unite to Combat COVID-19
Today, four major charities in British Columbia have joined forces to establish the B.C. COVID-19…
Life as an ICU nurse at VGH during a pandemic
Dana Fedor shares her story as an ICU nurse at VGH in the midst of the #COVID19 pandemic, and how the 7pm cheer and the support of those in our community provided her with the strength to keep fighting.
‘Fighting COVID Together’ – an innovative online charity event
Thank you to those who took part in this unprecedented online charity auction! The event…
7 O’clock Cheer Pale Ale release from Steamworks
In partnership with Steamworks Brewing Company, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is proud to announce…
Yaletown’s Balcony DJ turns nightly set into a fundraiser for Sheway
It was a sunny Wednesday in the second week of Vancouver’s COVID-19 shut down when…
VGH to pilot new AI model to help diagnose and better treat COVID-19
Radiologists at VGH, UBC Hospital and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) are leading…
STAY HOME Box Program launched in partnership with SPUD
SPUD, an online grocery delivery service based out of Western Canada has launched a new…
Uniting across the country in the battle against COVID-19
The fight against COVID-19 rages on as our health care heroes remain strong on the…
