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Businessman helping B.C. woman who declined surgery because of post-care costsChristina Derksen-Unrau of Princeton, who needs a double lung transplant, said she doesn’t have the money to stay in Vancouver for up to six months.HealthMar 23
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Vancouver resident says hospital discharging patients onto street benchA resident said he regularly witnesses Vancouver General Hospital staff and security discharging patients onto a street bench.CanadaJan 20
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B.C. touts ‘radical change’ in health-care system as recruitment efforts continueThe progress report comes after a year of headlines about temporary emergency department closures and urgent letters from doctors, nurses and midwives at Surrey Memorial Hospital.HealthDec 5, 2023
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She went to the hospital with suicidal thoughts. A clinician raised medically-assisted death"I felt so hopeless because this was my attempt at reaching out for help and I feel it was actually more traumatizing," Kathrin Mentler said.HealthAug 10, 2023
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Dogs trained to detect potentially deadly superbug at B.C. hospitalsThe pooches can smell the slightest presence of C. difficile, long before it comes across as "overboiled broccoli" to human in the presence of infected patients.HealthJul 17, 2023
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Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere, say doctorsOnly four surgeons do all British Columbia's kidney transplants at two Vancouver hospitals. Kidneys that can't be used are getting shipped to other provinces.HealthJul 4, 2023
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Richmond, B.C. woman angry after doctor performs treatment on the wrong eyeNg said it wasn't until after the procedure was over that she was informed that she would have to undergo the procedure again, but this time on her right eye.HealthFeb 24, 2023
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Hospital couldn’t legally hold VPD officer who died by suicide, inquest hearsThe testimony came on the fourth anniversary of Nicole Chan's death, and Friday's proceedings began with a somber minute of silence in her memory.HealthJan 27, 2023
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B.C.’s top burn doctor provides care to war victims in Lviv, UkraineDr. Anthony Papp spent two weeks volunteering in Lviv, Ukraine, providing care for those injured in the Russian invasion.HealthDec 3, 2022
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Violence at Vancouver General Hospital highlights need for security improvementsThe province has promised to hire 320 new security officers for 27 facilities around the province.HealthNov 17, 2022
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