Providence Health Care

03/11/2026

Today is Canadian Women Physicians Day! We celebrate the many contributions of women physicians across our Providence family. Their dedication, resilience, expertise, leadership and compassion continue to shape our shared efforts to advance patient care, influence health policy, and strengthen the art and science of medicine. We are grateful for the impact they make every day in our communities and within our health system.

Did you know? St. Paul’s Hospital hired some of the first female physicians in BC, including:

📸 Dr. Ethlyn Trapp (1938), radiotherapist
📸 Dr. Josephine Mallek (1946), endocrinologist
📸 Dr. Doris Kavanagh-Gray (1959), cardiologist

Kavanagh-Gray went on to become the hospital’s first Division Head of Cardiology. Her work laid the foundation for St. Paul’s to be named the provincial Heart Centre in 1994.

Canadian Women in Medicine Organization

02/26/2026

02/25/2026

Before getting a heart transplant at St. Paul's Hospital, Zuwena lived in a crowded house with a dozen people. Her care team told her she needed a clean home to recover and avoid infection after her surgery. Fortunately, social workers at St. Paul's were able to help her find new, stable housing through the Reaching Home program.

“I want other patients to know there is a program that can help them find a place to stay so they don’t have to face housing worries alone,” Zuwena says.

The Reaching Home team at St. Paul's has helped 200 people in the last year and a half. Learn how the program works:

Providence Health Care offers Reaching Home housing help to support safe hospital discharge and short-term rent aid to keep people stable.

02/23/2026

Don’t toss out those veggie peels and stems – turn them into soup, sauce or juice. 🥬🥕🍅

Using up leftovers is good for the planet and your wallet.

Check out some great recipes and tips for using food scraps, compiled by Providence Health Care staff.

To promote sustainable food choices and reduce waste, Providence staff created a Food Scraps Recipe Book to help people use up leftovers.

02/19/2026

Canadian actress and comedian Catherine O'Hara died last month of a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs) with re**al cancer as the underlying cause. We asked two Providence Health Care doctors to explain what this means.

“If you have cancer, your risk of a blood clot is high, and many patients don’t know that,” says Dr. Tony Wan, a thrombosis specialist at St. Paul's Hospital.

Learn more about the common risks and signs of blood clots. https://ow.ly/zsRO50YhQvx

02/11/2026

We’re proud to share that Providence Health Care has been recognized as a 2026 BC Top Employer and one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People. 🏆

These honours reflect the incredible people who bring care, compassion, and commitment to our workplaces every day.

Learn more about why we won these awards here:
https://ow.ly/RI9H50Ye5SP

Canada's Top 100 Employers

These provincial and national top employer honours highlight PHC’s commitment to creating an exceptional workplace.

02/06/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Seonaid Nolan and Cheyenne Johnson for being named in Vancouver Magazine's 2026 Power 50 List! 🎉 The pair were recognized for their leadership of Road to Recovery—a seamless, first of its kind continuum of care for substance use that launched at St. Paul's Hospital in late 2023.

British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

Introducing our Vancouver Magazine Power 50 2026 list. ⚡️⁠
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These are folks putting B.C. onto the global stage, developing world-class sustainability initiatives, creating jobs during a tough economic time or raising record-breaking amounts for the causes closest to home. And alongside these thought leaders, we’re also honouring artists, athletes and activists who are doing their part to make life in Vancouver the best it can be. Whatever industry they’re coming from: this is people power at its finest.⁠

Read more about our Power 50 list here: https://vanmag.com/city/power-50/introducing-vancouver-magazines-2026-power-50-list/

02/06/2026

Staff at the Provincial Adult Tertiary & Specialized Eating Disorders Program at St. Paul’s Hospital are wearing purple to raise awareness and foster understanding about eating disorders during Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Feb 1-7). 💜💜💜

DYK? Eating disorders affect people of all genders, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic classes, abilities, races, and ethnic backgrounds. St. Paul’s treats patients aged 17 and older with a variety of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding or eating disorders.

Looking Glass Foundation for Eating Disorders Love Our Bodies, Love Ourselves

02/05/2026

🚧 Milestone moment! 🚧 Last month, the construction team completed a major monolithic concrete pour for the new St. Vincent’s: Heather Long-Term Care Home in Vancouver – and the scale was incredible.⁠
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🕘 Started at 9 am⁠
🚚 70 trucks cycling non-stop⁠
🧱 700 m³ of concrete poured⁠
⚡ Finished in nearly half the expected time⁠
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That’s enough concrete to cover the rink at Rogers Arena with a slab nearly half an inch thick! 🏒 Huge shout out to the crews and partners who made this happen through teamwork, precision and focus.

02/03/2026

Kelowna resident Troy Chapman received a life-changing kidney transplant at St. Paul’s Hospital in October. He’s one of a record-breaking 575 people in BC who received organ transplants in 2025, according to annual stats from BC Transplant.

Troy is already back at work and exercising regularly, just three months after his surgery. He expresses deep thanks to his donor and their family, as well his care team at St. Paul’s.

“Thank you to everyone at St. Paul’s for the professionalism, kindness, and humanity you bring to your work every day. It made a real difference in my life,” Troy says.

St. Paul’s is one of the three hospitals in BC where transplant surgery happens. Learn more about Troy’s journey and all the 2025 organ donation and transplant highlights.

Read Troy's kidney transplant story and learn how St. Paul's Hospital supported a record year for organ transplants in BC

02/02/2026

Join us in downtown Vancouver this spring for our 2026 Health Ethics Conference! Registration is open for both the 4-day Health Ethics Seminar (April 20-23) and the 1-day Annual Health Ethics Conference (April 24).

Early bird rates apply until Feb 15! 🐦

Info and registration here ➡️ https://ow.ly/l7s050Y7VPw