Issues, Campaigns and Government Relations
BC Health Coalition ACTION ALERT:Dear Friend of Medicare, Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) has begun to shut the doors to its much-needed Domestic Violence Program after a sudden announcement last week. The well-respected outpatient program has been serving the community for 18 years. Some 25 people experiencing violent relationships access the program each week for counselling, support, and education as well...
Over the past few days, VIHA has been working with health care unions to provide information and address concerns in preparation for receiving refugees requiring emergency medical care. Canadian officials confirmed today that 490 refugees are aboard a vessel approaching the BC coast. The old emergency department at Victoria General Hospital has been temporarily reopened to provide screening, triage, assessment...
Less than a week after a sudden announcement to emergency room staff, Vancouver General Hospital has already begun dismantling a much-needed Domestic Violence Program that has been serving the community for 18 years. The outpatient Domestic Violence Program serves 20-25 clients per week, providing counselling for patients experiencing violent relationships. The program also provides support, education and referrals for child...
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The schedule for the 2010 HSA regional meetings, an excellent forum for HSA members to review the issues and activities of the past year, and to discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, has been set by the unions board of directors. Watch your HSA bulletin board, or the HSA website at www.hsabc.org for details about registration in your...
The Vancouver and District Labour Council women's committee presents a panel discussion on economic justice for women Wednesday June 2. The panel will feature Adrienne Montani from First Call and the Living Wage Campaign, Jocelyn Vergabera from the Phillipine Women's Centre, and a representative from UNITE HERE Local 40. The panel will be held as follows: Wednesday, June 27 -...
Hotel Workers Rising is a movement of hotel workers across North America rising up to improve their jobs and secure better lives for themselves and their families. This year, 2000 hotel workers in the Vancouver Metro area are negotiating new union contracts in tandem with 60,000 hotel workers across the continent. Rally at the Hyatt RegencyWednesday, June 95 p.m.655 Burrard...
Last November, rehabilitation therapists in the Fraser Health Authority were alarmed by the health authoritys announced plans to -partner" with private vendors to provide post-surgical physiotherapy. However, the FHA has recently abandoned those plans. HSA President Reid Johnson says the health authority is making the right decision. -Currently, the FHA performs between 2,400 and 2,800 arthroplasty surgeries each year, including...
Public Forum: Public Health Care: How can we afford it? Date:Friday, May 14 Time:7:00 p.m. Place:Firefighter's Conference Centre6515 Bonsor Street, Burnaby(in the Metrotown complex) SPECIAL GUESTS: Iglika Ivanova, Economist and Public Interest Researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on supporting innovation in the public health care system. Well known public interest lawyer Steven Shrybman on the aggressive constitutional...
The BC Health Coalition is calling into question the provincial governments commitment to defend public health care in the courts in the wake of the recent appointment of Kip Woodward as chair of Vancouver Coastal Health ... the provinces second largest health authority. Mr. Woodward is a former Board member of the for-profit Cambie Surgery Centre and his family investment...