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Mother who lost daughter sees hope in Royal Jubilee's new mental health unit

Mother who lost daughter sees hope in Royal Jubilee's new mental health unit

Sixteen of the beds in the general psychiatry unit at Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital have been designated for youth ages 17 to 26.
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Cancer patients won't need to leave B.C. for new immunotherapy treatment

Cancer patients won't need to leave B.C. for new immunotherapy treatment

Starting this month, 20 adults and five children with lymphoma and some forms of leukemia who haven’t had success with other treatments will get immunotherapy treatment in Vancouver
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Affordability crisis for seniors will worsen as boomers hit their 80s, seniors advocate says

Affordability crisis for seniors will worsen as boomers hit their 80s, seniors advocate says

Isobel Mackenzie says subsidies for the one in five seniors who rent have fallen “dramatically short” of what they need to continue living independently
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Government announces $354M to help seniors stay at home

Government announces $354M to help seniors stay at home

Community-based seniors’ services will be enhanced to benefit seniors and take pressure off long-term care and assisted-living homes.
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COVID-19 testing still important for unvaccinated, elderly: provincial health officer

COVID-19 testing still important for unvaccinated, elderly: provincial health officer

Rapid antigen tests for those five and older remain available for free at many pharmacies
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Parents of boy who died in care say apprehensions need more oversight

Parents of boy who died in care say apprehensions need more oversight

Oliver Ratchford, 6, died just days after he was removed from the family home
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Saanich Peninsula Hospital ER to get physician assistant in pilot project

Saanich Peninsula Hospital ER to get physician assistant in pilot project

While the pilot project is being hailed as a significant step, it won’t yet see the hospital’s ER reopen overnight
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Victoria boy, 6, died days after being placed in foster care

Victoria boy, 6, died days after being placed in foster care

The coroners service and the Children and Families Ministry are investigating the death of Oliver Ratchford, who was found face-down in a backyard garden pond.
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Contractor agrees to replace TVs at Royal Jubilee Hospital

Contractor agrees to replace TVs at Royal Jubilee Hospital

HealthHub Solutions will begin the work immediately, the health authority said Monday
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One TV at Royal Jubilee replaced, pleasing a patient; others still without

One TV at Royal Jubilee replaced, pleasing a patient; others still without

The company that maintains the hospital TVs says there have been problems with the contract, made more complicated by the pandemic
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