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Vancouver Coastal Health Authority serves the 1.25 million of British Columbia's population of five million (approximately one in four) who live in a geographic area of 58,560 square kilometres (22,610 sq mi) that includes 12 municipalities, four regional districts and 14 Aboriginal communities. VCH is geographically divided into three health ...
Providence Health Care is a Catholic [1] health care provider that operates seven facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Providence Health Care was formed through the consolidation of CHARA Health Care Society, Holy Family Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital on April 1, 1997. Providence Health Care became a single legal entity on March ...
Fraser and Vancouver Coastal Health Authority have had the highest number of illicit drug toxicity deaths (188 and 164 deaths, respectively) in 2019, making up 65% of all such deaths during this period. 2019: Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has the highest rate of illicit drug toxicity deaths (27 deaths per 100,000 individuals).
From SARS to salmonella, health officer never backed down, By Mark Hume, The Globe and Mail, Published May 29, 2007; CANADA’S LONGEST-SERVING MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER RETIRES, news release, Vancouver Coastal Health, May 28, 2007; Kent, Heather (April 2002). "Captain Condom captures Vancouver". CMAJ. 166 (9): 1200. PMC 102380
c. $ 3.6 billion in 2019–20. Staff. c. 22,000. Website. www .phsa .ca. Provincial Health Services Authority ( PHSA) is a publicly funded health service provider in the province of British Columbia. PHSA is unique in Canada as the only health authority having a province-wide mandate for specialized health services, although within British ...
George Pearson Centre. / 49.219041; -123.120972. George Pearson Centre is a long term residential care facility located in the Marpole neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, and is currently owned and operated by Vancouver Coastal Health. [1] George Pearson Centre was named after former BC Minister of Health, George S. Pearson.
Hospitals in Canada. Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre ( VHHSC) is an acute care hospital affiliated with the University of British Columbia and located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The VHHSC is the second largest hospital in Canada, with 1,900 beds and nearly 116,000 patients each year. VHHSC employs 9500 staff and utilizes 1000 ...
Ministry executives. Stephen Brown, Deputy Minister. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer. Website. Official website. The Ministry of Health is a department of the Government of British Columbia which oversees the provincial healthcare system. It manages services including the Medical Services Plan, HealthLinkBC, and the PharmaCare program. [1]