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PATIENT STORIES: Innovative Technology Helps Women with Breast Cancer Tavi is a Lifeline for People…
1/2 Billion Milestone
Most people know that our hospitals and health care teams receive substantial public funding from…
Pancreas Centre BC Made Entirely Possible by Donors
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly cancers. Tragically, it’s also one of…
TD BANK GROUP INVESTS IN THE FUTURE OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS
As a physician scientist at GF Strong Rehab Centre and the ICORD Spinal Cord Research…
NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STARS GALA RAISES RECORD-BREAKING FUNDS
In a single evening, more than 600 medical, business and community leaders brought in record-breaking…
COMMUNITIES PULLING TOGETHER TO HELP ADVANCE PATIENT CARE
MUSIC FOR LIFE Two years ago, Trevor Ludski was shocked to find out he had…
PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR WOMEN IN NEED
Sheway is a pregnancy outreach program located in Vancouver’s downtown eastside, providing health and social…
16-YEAR-OLD DONATES TIME AND MONEY TO VGH
When Jorden Lo was paid $600 for the use of his art in a movie,…
REACHING OUT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS
Charline Leith was a tremendous woman: loyal, genuine and generous, she embraced life and was…
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…
PEOPLE WHO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH MATTER
Earlier this year, while on-air at CKNW studios in Vancouver, radio personality Jon McComb made…
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,…
Supporting patients with blood disease
The youngest of four daughters, 25-year-old Alison Millerd comes from a close-knit family in Horseshoe…
GF Strong Gives Quadriplegic His Life Back
In 2009, Mustafa Hasan was paralyzed when a bomb exploded near his home in Baghdad.…
Innovative technology helps women with breast cancer
Thanks to VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation’s generous donors, women with breast cancer can now…
Better care for people with kidney disease
Did you know that the number of people with kidney disease has tripled over the…
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…
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.
