NEWS

St. Paul’s Hospital Family inspired to give

December 20, 2011 -Supporting the Lights of Hope campaign is truly a family affair for Dr. Alastair Younger (Ambulatory Care Physician Leader and Director of Research in Orthopaedics at PHC) and his wife Tamara (Surgical Program Leader at Mt. St. Joseph Hospital). Read more.

St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation leadership update

November 23, 2011 – St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation thanks Stephen Shapiro for his leadership and many contributions over the past four-and-a-half years and wishes him the best in his exciting new endeavours.

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Volunteers set up Lights of Hope display

November 7, 2011 – Getting up at 7:00 a.m. to work in potentially cold and rainy weather isn’t how most people plan to spend their Saturday. But on November 5, more than 100 volunteers did just that to help build the 2011 Lights of Hope display outside of St. Paul’s Hospital.

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New research program investigates leading cause of death for women in British Columbia

October 19, 2011 – 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 cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke).

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Promise Magazine – Fall/Winter 2010/2011 (948 kB PDF)

Publications
October 12, 2011

Report to the Community – 2010/2011 (676 kB PDF)

Publications
October 12, 2011

Cardiologists up for a challenge during Lights of Hope

October 5, 2011 – After reaching the Gold Donor level in 2010, the Cardiologists of St. Paul’s Hospital are again reaching for the stars during the 2011 Lights of Hope campaign – a platinum one, to be specific.

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An early gift for Lights of Hope

September 28, 2011 – Summer may have just ended, but the community is already feeling inspired to support the 2011 Lights of Hope campaign. In fact, the annual holiday campaign for St. Paul’s greatest needs has already received its first group donation from the St. Paul’s Hospital family – and it was made all the way back in May.

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Dr. Julio Montaner

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

News releases
September 23, 2011

PHC President and CEO Dianne Doyle, Board Chair Geoff Plant and Health Minister Mike de Jong tour St. Paul's Hospital at the announcement of $17.2 million for St. Paul’s Hospital upgrades.

$17.2 Million for St. Paul’s Hospital Upgrades

News releases
September 22, 2011

To the emergency department personnel at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver thanks you!

June 22, 2011 – On June 15, we saw the worst that some people had to offer. But we also saw the best from many others. Patient volume at the Teck Emergency Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital during the Stanley Cup riot was three to four times greater than a normal Wednesday night.

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Boehringer Ingelheim establishes Physician Scholar Awards

May 26, 2011 – Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd., one of the world’s top 20 leading pharmaceutical companies, announced today that it is making $225,000 in donations to both St. Paul’s Hospital and Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) to support the scientific development of young cardiology specialists.

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Promise Spring/Summer 2011 cover

Spring/Summer 2011 issue of Promise Magazine (4.64 MB PDF)

Publications
April 11, 2011

Internet brings specialized care to those living in remote areas

April 6, 2011 – Highly specialized chronic-disease care is now going where it hasn’t gone before. Internationally renowned Simon Fraser University and Providence Health Care (PHC) researcher Dr. Scott Lear is using $1-million in research grants to carry out his latest study of internet-delivered care – developing websites that help patients manage chronic diseases at home and in remote parts of the province.

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St. Paul’s installs Teck Emergency Centre sign outside ambulance bay

March 8, 2011 – St. Paul’s Hospital announced today that it has completed the installation of a 10-inch by 27-foot sign that celebrates the naming of the Teck Emergency Centre.

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Lights of Hope campaign raises $1.95 million for St. Paul’s

January 31, 2011 – St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation is proud to announce that the 2010 Lights of Hope campaign raised $2.23 million for St. Paul’s greatest needs, surpassing our campaign goal of $1.95 million. Thank you to everyone who helped light the way to a brighter future for our hospital by making a gift to support world-leading care, research and teaching.

See list of donors to the 2010 campaign.

St. Paul’s Hospital turns on the Lights of Hope Thursday night

News releases
November 23, 2010

Teck donates $2.5 million to complete funding for redesign of efficient and innovative emergency area at St. Paul’s Hospital

News releases
October 27, 2010