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Providence Health Care Named a Best Employer for New Canadians Fourth Year in...

For the fourth year in a row Providence Health Care (PHC) has been selected as one of the 35 Best Employers for New Canadians for 2011, a designation that recognizes the nation's best employers for...

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Clothing, Healthy Lunches and Care Kits for Downtown Eastside Residents

On Saturday, April 16, Providence Health Care (PHC) will be providing healthy lunches and spring clothing to hundreds of residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside...

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Providence Health Care Research Institute Board of Trustees Appoints Ms....

Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI), home to several world-renowned research groups, has named Ms. Karimah Es Sabar as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees...

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Mount Saint Joseph Hospital Offers New Cardiac and Seniors Services

Seniors and heart patients now have access to much needed cardiac testing and outpatient seniors services, thanks to a new clinic at Providence Health Care’s Mount Saint Joseph (MSJ) Hospital...

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Roll Out Treatment as Prevention Now to Stop HIV and AIDS

The Lancet, a leading global medical journal, published an editorial comment today that emphasizes the critical role of expanding access to HIV treatment under a “Treatment as Prevention” strategy to...

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HIV Therapies Provide Near Normal Lifespan in Africa

A landmark study by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) shows that patients in Africa receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for...

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Patients Benefit as Access to Cardiac Rehab Expands

More patients and families have access to specialized heart care, closer to their homes, thanks to an innovative cardiac rehabilitation program that has officially opened in three Vancouver community...

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Researchers Map Pathway of Infection for a Common, Potentially...

Researchers at the University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia have identified a new treatment target for a virus that...

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B.C.’s Transplant Teams Set New Records…Again

BC Transplant and transplant recipients across the province are celebrating this summer with a record number of transplants performed in one month. July 2011 set the record for overall transplants in...

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$17.2 Million for St. Paul’s Hospital Upgrades

St. Paul’s Hospital will benefit from $17.2 million to replace aging electrical infrastructure and elevators, providing stability and consistent care for patients, announced Health Minister Michael de...

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BC Hospitals Begin Routine Testing for HIV to Help Curb Global Epidemic

Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care are taking the fight against HIV/AIDS, one of the biggest global health epidemics of our generation, to a new level by launching a pilot project in...

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Tapestry Foundation CEO Impassioned by Personal Experience to Improve Quality...

Tapestry Foundation for Health Care CEO Ann Corrigan observed her mother living in that world for more than seven years before she passed away last February. That experience served to reinforce...

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Research to Look at New Treatments for Heroin Addiction

A clinical trial to test better treatment options for chronic heroin addiction is expected to begin in Vancouver at the end of this year. Led by researchers from Providence Health Care and the...

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Fundraising for Digital Mammography Focus of Tapestry Foundation’s Breast...

The Tapestry Foundation for Health Care is seeking public support in its urgent need to raise $650,000 for a new digital mammography machine for breast cancer screening at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital...

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New Research Program Investigates Leading Cause of Death for Women in British...

Today, Providence Health Care and the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced the establishment of the first research program in B.C. to focus on the impact of gender-based differences on...

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Innovative Surgical Procedure Saves Lives of Cardiac Patients

Dr. John Webb and his colleagues at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital are making open-heart surgery a thing of the past, saving the lives of patients not viable for conventional heart surgery, such as...

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New Partner Joins Providence Health Care in Bi-Annual Event for Downtown...

Providence In the Park, the popular bi-annual community event for the homeless, has an exciting new community partner to further address the care needs of vulnerable populations. Clearly Contacts - the...

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Vancouver Midwives to Deliver Free Workshops and Lectures During Midwifery...

Vancouver midwives and midwifery clinics will be hosting free workshops and lectures throughout November to increase awareness and education on maternal and newborn care for women and parents-to-be...

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HIV Awareness Boosted by "Different" Social Marketing Campaign

Every adult who has not had an HIV test in the past year should have one the next time they have a blood test for any reason. Why? HIV is a very different disease now than it was 20 years ago. An...

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B.C. Welcomes U.S. Commitment to Treatment as Prevention

B.C. Premier Christy Clark lauded Hillary Rodham Clinton’s call today for an AIDS-free generation and scaling up a Treatment as Prevention strategy as part of a comprehensive proposal to fight HIV and...

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