#FundingOpportunity 📢 Are you a health care professional conducting innovative research at Vancouver Coastal Health or Providence Health Care? Apply for VCHRI Innovation & Translational Research Awards today! Register by Nov. 3: www.vchri.ca/service...

A new Clinical Trials Unit has opened at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital. This 8-bed unit is the first of its kind in BC for non-cancer Phase 1 clinical trials. It will allow researchers to safely test new treatments on people. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/09/b-c-...

Several of our Intensive Care staff are leading workshops at the 17th World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care later this month in Vancouver. Learn how they're working to build trust, improve care, and respond to new challenges. Read more: ow.ly/sKVE50WS7fR

Peer Support Workers bring lived experience, empathy and advocacy into the heart of our health system. As we prepare to mark Overdose Awareness Day, learn what makes this work so transformative. 💜 Read the full story: ow.ly/VFI650WMl35 #IOAD2025 #OverdoseAware

Lorri Johnson, a music therapist at Youville Residence, is featured in an episode of CARPe Diem on Vision TV called "Listen to this: Sound & Health." Head to the 7:30 mark to hear Lorri talk about using music to unlock memories and spark joy. 🎵 WATCH: ow.ly/20Vs50WNJGs

Construction has officially kicked off on the new St. Vincent’s Heather long-term care home in Vancouver! 🏗️ The 13-storey home at 33rd Avenue and Heather Street will welcome 240 residents when it opens in late 2028. Learn more: thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/08/cons...

🚑 Emergency departments are critical entry points to the health care system. A research team based at St. Paul’s Hospital, featuring a number of Advancing Health scientists, including Dr. Jim Christenson, is helping shape the future of emergency care in Canada. Learn how: https://bit.ly/4mvtgwb

What happens to a human heart after transplant? 🫀 Lean more from HLI at St Paul's with their inside scoop on a heart biobank technician’s day. Part 1: bit.ly/45CN8I5 Part 2: links.stemcell.com/3HmjTA0

Meet the St. Paul's Hospital emergency medicine research group! 👋 Since 1994, this team of clinician-scientists has been studying how to improve care for patients who come through the emergency department. Learn more about their work: thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/08/st-p...

Three completely blind patients who underwent surgeries in which their own tooth was placed in one of their eyes can now see. They are the first patients in Canada to undergo the rare "tooth-in-eye" operation at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/07/firs...

With only a year until construction wraps on the new St. Paul’s Hospital, our teams are getting excited to know our neighbours! Big thanks to Vancouver councillor @lennynanzhou.bsky.social for inviting us to speak to the Chinatown Advisory Committee at the vibrant Chinatown Storytelling Centre.

Its #WorldHepatitisDay and we're out front #HopeToHealth with free food, games and even ice cream (generously donated by Rain or Shine), helping spread #HCV awareness and support our neighbours. Come down to 625 Powell Street and see us until 3pm today!

In the digital age, phones have become an everyday necessity. Without one, patients can face barriers to health care, housing, income assistance, and even basic safety. 📱 Learn how the Phones for Health program is filling a growing need. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/07/phon...

👋 Hello, my name is... 👋 Today is #HelloMyNameIs day — a campaign that reminds us how a simple introduction helps build trust, connection and dignity in health care. We asked Providence staff to reflect on what this campaign means to them. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/07/brin...

Single inpatient rooms coming to you in 2027! At the new St. Paul’s Hospital, each patient will have their own modern, single-patient room with an ensuite bathroom, a large window to let in natural light, more privacy and space for family. Take a sneak peek 👀

We're thrilled to have won a Buy Social Canada award for our work with social enterprises and our commitment to social procurement on the new St. Paul’s Hospital site! thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/07/recy...

Last month, some Grade 12 students in BC marked a special kind of “grad” – the graduation from pediatric to adult health care. 🎓 One such grad event was hosted by the cystic fibrosis clinics at BC Children’s Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/07/hats...

Did you know that approximately 15 football fields can fit onto the new St. Paul’s Hospital campus? Or that we’ll have 37 elevators to move patients, staff & supplies throughout the hospital? ⁠ ⁠ Here are some more fun facts (like how many toilets we'll have in the hospital 🚽🚽🚽)⁠

Three Providence nurses teamed up with Cardiac Services BC to produce an educational video series for people living with heart failure, their families and caregivers. Check out all 8 videos here: ow.ly/MhJS50Wl6nu

We’ve hit 4 years of construction on our new St. Paul's Hospital! From a deep excavation in year 1, to 80% completion on our exterior facades, work is humming along. Up to 2,000 tradespeople are working on site to bring us closer to opening day in 2027. Story: www.thenewstpauls.ca/en/news/four...

Twice a year, Providence Health Care hosts an outreach event in the Downtown Eastside called Providence in the Park. Volunteers from across the organization serve meals, distribute comfort kits, and engage one-on-one with community members. ow.ly/ESqU50WbR8X

Attending the Canadian Institute Healthcare Infrastructure, Western Canada conference June 19–20 in Vancouver? Don’t miss out on hearing talks from Don Brent and Tanya Campbell from our New St. Paul’s Hospital Project Team! Event info 👉 www.canadianinstitute.com/canadian-hea...

Nearly 3,000 youth have died to BC’s toxic drug crisis. Dr. Kora DeBeck is taking action by amplifying youth voices, advancing research, and pushing for better drug policy and care. Read her story: bit.ly/3Z2kwo2 #RegionalDiversityBC #VancouverCoastalBC

Last month, we held our first Mental Health Week patient art show! 🎨 In line with the theme of the week – “Unmasking Mental Health” – participants worked with an art therapist to create masks that were displayed at St. Paul’s Hospital. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/06/firs...

😸💕 Residents at Providence Living at The Views in Comox welcomed some paws-itively adorable visitors this week. ⁠A crew of kittens enjoyed play and cuddles with the seniors, thanks to a partnership with a local rescue organization. ⁠ Read more: thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/06/kitt...

On fast-paced hospital units, neurologists, residents and medical students often spend valuable time searching for tools or waiting on essential equipment. The Neurology on Wheels mobile workstation at St. Paul's Hospital aims to eliminate these frustrations. 🧠 www.innovarium.org/en/neurology...

As Canada celebrates National AccessAbility Week, we're launching a new digital tool to help make providencehealthcare.org more accessible to everyone, including persons with disabilities. Try it out by clicking on the person icon in the bottom right hand corner of your web browser. #NAAW2025

The life expectancy for people with HIV in BC has increased substantially since 1996 thanks to antiretroviral medications. But a recent study from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS has found this increase is smaller for women than men. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/05/stud...

This new long-term care village is a transformative addition to the #CityofPG, where residents will receive the person-centered care and supports they need to live with dignity as they age. 👉🏼 news.gov.bc.ca/32386 @providencehealthbc.bsky.social @bowinnma.bsky.social #bchealth

👋 Meet Dr. Bradley Quon! He's the medical & research director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program at St. Paul’s Hospital and an investigator with @heartlunginnov.bsky.social In honour of #CFAwarenessMonth, learn how his work is improving lives: www.providenceresearch.ca/en/providenc...

After many years working as a frontline psychiatric nurse and in various leadership roles, Tiffany Sayers has returned to the place where her nursing career got started – St. Paul’s Hospital. Learn about her new role as the Lead for Indigenous Employee Experience & Recruitment. ow.ly/XjNl50VTmUu

Stef MacLeod and Charmaine Viaje are both registered nurses working on the new St. Paul's Hospital project. They're drawing on their frontline experience to help prepare the organization for the opening of the new facility. 🏥 #NationalNursingWeek thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/05/cele...

🧠 It's Mental Health Week! 💙 We're shining a spotlight on some of the amazing people working in mental health care at Providence. ⁠ Read their profiles here 🔗 thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/category/our...

Innovator, mentor, relationship-builder. These words come up again and again when you ask people about Dr. Andrew Ignaszewski – or Dr. Andy, as most of his patients call him. Read more about the impact he’s had on Providence during his 30-year tenure. ow.ly/gOIh50VLz80

It’s National Volunteer Week and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to the more than 700 volunteers who provided more than 30,500 combined hours of service over the last year!⁠ #NVW2025 Want to get involved? providencehealthcare.org/en/get-invol...

The @heartlunginnov.bsky.social conducts groundbreaking research to address heart & lung diseases. But laboratory research inevitably produces some waste. Learn what Dr. Gurpreet Singhera and her team are doing to promote greener practices.♻️ thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/04/rese...

Patients with certain blood disorders need to travel to St. Paul's Hospital every few weeks for transfusions. A new community-based blood collection solution is making the process far more convenient and efficient. Learn how: thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/04/brin...

The new St. Paul’s Hospital will be the first in Canada designed from the ground up with climate resilience at its core. From wildfire smoke to coastal flooding, it’s built to withstand the challenges of tomorrow—while caring for patients today. #EarthMonth www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

🚧 A milestone for the new St. Paul’s Hospital: mock-up rooms are closing after years of testing, tweaking, and dreaming. These life-size prototypes helped refine design for real rooms now under construction. Read more: thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/04/mock...

Happy National Medical Laboratory Week (April 13-19) and Pathologists' Assistant Day (April 14)! 🔬👩‍🔬⁠ Let's go behind the scenes at St. Paul's Hospital to see what Pathologists' Assistants do. #PathAssistDay #LabWeek

👀🏗️ Check out the latest drone views of the Jim Pattison Medical Campus. Over 1,800 tradespeople are working on site to bring the new St. Paul’s Hospital and Clinical Support and Research Centre (CSRC) a reality. #ConstructionMonth #BCConstruction #NewHospital

New research from @heartlunginnov.bsky.social has identified the cause of pulmonary long COVID. The researchers used advanced imaging technology to make their findings. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/04/rese...

A biobank is a collection of biological samples – such as blood, tissue, and DNA – that have been donated for research. St. Paul’s Hospital houses the largest heart and lung tissue biobanks in Western Canada. Learn more: thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/03/biob...

​​It's Social Work Week in BC! Social workers make essential contributions to the health and wellbeing of people in BC. To celebrate, we're highlighting a social work-led program at Providence that’s helping people obtain safe, secure housing. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/03/reac...

How COOL is this pain management treatment? 🧊 New technology is allowing doctors at St. Paul's Hospital to offer cryoneurolysis to patients using a handheld device. The device freezes pain right at its source, without using any drugs. thedailyscan.providencehealthcare.org/2025/03/putt...