For the first time, staff, clinicians, and patient partners can tour full-size mock-ups of future rooms of the new St. Paul's Hospital. Nearly 20 spaces of the new hospital have been built with real walls, floors, and doors. It's a valuable opportunity to ensure hospital designs meet the needs of patients and staff before
Last year was another busy one for our future campus in False Creek Flats. The construction site was abuzz with digging, hauling, pouring, and building — with four cranes towering above all the activity. Check on construction progress here. This year will be another action-packed one. In 2023, the new hospital will start
Holly van Heukelom, Senior Manager of Ideas: Forward, has started hosting Virtual Office Hours to hear your ideas and provide guidance. How will this help? Learn how to further develop your idea Help navigate PHC’s internal structures Connect with like-minded ideas Access tools to help move your idea forward Facilitate access to many internal resources available like
Did you know the Environmental Stewardship Team (ESTeam for short) is focused on helping PHC meet its sustainability goals? This team was established mid-2022 and members have been working hard at creating a workplace that strives to reduce its carbon footprint. Currently there are four working groups throughout PHC: Waste Food Waste Communications and Education Measurement and Evaluation
It's time to shine a spotlight on those individuals and team members who have inspired you this past year! If you know a PHC staff member, clinician, physician, researcher, or team that has exemplified our Mission, Vision, and Values, we want to help you honour them. Please consider nominating that individual or team
Meditation app Ten Percent Happier has kindly extended their offer of a six month free subscription to PHC Staff and Medical Staff! Click here to redeem this offer and enter promo code PROVIDENCEHEALTHCARE when prompted. Use the same email address you entered to sign-up to sign into the app. PHC Staff and Medical Staff who have already redeemed this
Throughout 2021 and 2022, the PHC Indigenous Wellness and Reconciliation (IWR) team interviewed 21 Indigenous patients who received care at St. Paul’s Hospital using Patient Journey Mapping methodologies. Patient Journey Mapping is an exercise that healthcare leaders use to better understand how patients interact with a hospital or health system. It involves collaboratively producing
Hemodialysis is a lifeline for patients living with kidney disease. Hemodialysis happens when the patient's blood is passed through an artificial kidney, called a dialyzer. While the process prolongs patients' lives, it's time-consuming: patients can spend up to 16 hours a week on dialysis in hospitals or community clinics. This takes away from
Another year in the books! Take a look back at the progress we've made this year on the New St. Paul's Hospital Project: Highlights include: Finishing excavation and kicking off the building phase Completing BC's largest-ever concrete pour for a vertical project Testing room layouts with life-sized cardboard mock-ups Using virtual and augmented reality to determine lighting placement
Michelle Carter and Grant McCullough picked up nursing excellence awards from the Association of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC). Two Providence people were honoured for excellence in nursing for 2022. The Association of Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC (NNPBC) - the professional association that represents all four nursing designations - honoured 20 individuals in
