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Highlights from the 11th annual Environmental Performance Accountability Report

​The annual Environmental Performance Accountability Report (EPAR), courtesy of the Energy and Environmental Sustainability (EES) team is now available! Browse the report to find out: How do we measure progress toward environmental sustainability? What targets are we working towards? Our progress and the projects and people that are getting us there. Read the 2022 EPAR:

By |September 18th, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on Highlights from the 11th annual Environmental Performance Accountability Report

PHC launches new Planetary Health Funding Awards

On September 18, 2023 PHC launches its first Planetary Health Funding Awards.  All PHC staff and medical staff are eligible to apply for funding grants of up to $3000 for a one-year project. Up to five teams will be awarded funding in the 2023 program. PHC's Mission: Forward strategic plan has a bold goal

By |September 18th, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on PHC launches new Planetary Health Funding Awards

Updated PHC name tags

​One of the four core principles of Person and Family Centred Care (PFCC) is treating people with dignity and respect. One way to do this is by introducing yourself (name) and your professional role (e.g. nurse, occupational therapist, care aide). Wearing name tags supports this by helping patients, residents and families identify their care

By |September 12th, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on Updated PHC name tags

Relational Security Officers 101: Everything You Need to Know

This fall Providence Health Care has embarked on a new relational security initiative (RSI)​, adding new Protection Services personnel, known as Relational Security Officers (RSOs), to our current security program. We sat down with Conor MacPhee, Relational Safety and Prevention Manager, to find out more about the RSI, what RSOs mean for Providence! What

By |September 6th, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on Relational Security Officers 101: Everything You Need to Know

City seeks input into Providence’s new St. Vincent’s Heather long-term care home

As part of the rezoning process to build the new St. Vincent's Heather long-term care home, the City of Vancouver is seeking public input into Providence's proposal to build a new 13-storey building with 240 beds for seniors and wraparound services at 749 West 33rd Avenue. This opportunity to influence a significant development

By |August 31st, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on City seeks input into Providence’s new St. Vincent’s Heather long-term care home

Hospital at Home – New service helps acute care patients recover at home

Over the next few months, a new service will be rolling out at St. Paul's Hospital designed to increase acute care capacity, improve patient outcomes and increase patient satisfaction. Called Hospital at Home, it enables eligible patients to receive acute-level care in their homes, rather than in the hospital. Hospital at Home (HaH)

By |August 29th, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on Hospital at Home – New service helps acute care patients recover at home

Announcing winning teams in the PHC Research Challenge 2023

​The Research Challenge Advisory Committee is delighted to announce funding for nine outstanding teams in the 2023 Practice-based Research Challenge!  All project titles and team leaders are listed below, and we want to especially acknowledge the team led by Emily Murtagh, whose project won the Person and Family Centred Care award for this

By |August 23rd, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on Announcing winning teams in the PHC Research Challenge 2023

May’s Place Hospice: A new chapter begins under Providence Health Care

​On July 31, 2023, the newly renovated May's Place celebrated its official reopening under the leadership of Providence Health Care (PHC). Situated in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES), May's Place Hospice has long been a haven for individuals grappling with mental illnesses and substance use disorders. As the first free-standing hospice in Western Canada,

By |August 17th, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on May’s Place Hospice: A new chapter begins under Providence Health Care

Relational Security Officers are coming to St. Paul’s and Mount Saint Joseph hospitals

In the fall of 2022, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced a security model that will add new protection services personnel known as Relational Security Officers (RSOs) to all health organizations across BC. The RSO role is aimed at creating safer health care spaces for staff, patients and families by integrating security within the broader health

By |August 9th, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on Relational Security Officers are coming to St. Paul’s and Mount Saint Joseph hospitals

Vancouver nurses named to Order of BC for their care of DTES residents

Home-care nurses Evanna Brennan and Susan Giles, who have worked closely with the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and St. Paul’s Hospital, have been named to the Order of British Columbia. The honour marks their long careers providing life-saving care to people living with HIV/AIDS and significant health issues in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

By |August 7th, 2023|Latest News|Comments Off on Vancouver nurses named to Order of BC for their care of DTES residents
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