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:
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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,
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
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
