This article originally appeared in The Daily Scan. Providence Health Care’s Mount Saint Joseph Hospital will soon become the only non-cancer Phase 1 Clinical Trials Unit in Western Canada, thanks to an investment by the government of British Columbia. The BC Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation today announced it is investing $4.2 million to create a … Continued
“I received a blanket and sweetgrass from the Indigenous Liaison [Worker] and felt very cared for. It was good to see a welcoming face.” “I felt racially profiled in the Emergency Department and was told numerous times that my symptoms were due to alcohol, or alcohol withdrawal.” Two completely different experiences – recounted by two Indigenous … Continued
Sometimes a crisis defines the character of the people who rise to meet it. Committed to transforming lives, the Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation has answered an appeal from the Diamond Foundation to B.C.’s philanthropic community to transform the model of care for patients with substance use disorder – the leading cause of death of people … Continued