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New Displays

Norma Guttormsson has created some beautiful displays in the VGH Alumnae windows in the Pattison building

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CHNBC Newsletter

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VGH Alumnae Association Windows in the Pattison Pavilion

As the UBC School of Nursing celebrated 100 years in 2019, Norma Guttormsson of the Archives Committee, designed a special

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Classes of 1949, 1959 and 1969 Honoured with Display

In May, Norma Guttormsson, the Display Coordinator in the Archives Committee, designed special displays to honour the Classes of 1969

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Heather Heritage Society Annual General Meeting and Public Lecture

NOTICE: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & PUBLIC LECTURE: HEATHER HERITAGE PAVILION Past, Present & Future Sunday, April 7th 2019 Hycroft Manor,

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Joyce Campkin September 1947 has written a book “Good Times: A story of life well lived”. It describes her life

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2017 Alumnae Luncheon

A successful luncheon was held May 7, 2017 honouring the 1967 and 1957 classes. 238 attended and a wonderful group

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Education Bursaries Are Available

The deadline for bursary applications for VGH graduates and children and grandchildren of VGH graduates is September 30. To review

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VGH September 1965 50th Anniversary Reunion

The class members gathered at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver for a memorable weekend of sharing memories, laughter and

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Doris Riedweg’s novel “Wellspring of Love”

My fourth novel, Wellspring of Love, was released in the spring with a very successful book launch in Langley. It

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Nursing Research in Action – the VGH SON Alumni Association award is making a difference!

By Agnes Black, RN MPH, Nursing Research Facilitator for Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care

Pictured Left to Right: Andrea Kwok, Priscilla Taipale (mentor), Erin Tang and Bonnie Leung. Love, MumThe cardiac ICU at VGH is a busy place. Machines whir, nurses bustle, stretchers are wheeled in and out, and several languages can be heard on any given day.

What happens when a nurse is assigned a post-cardiac surgery patient who doesn’t speak English? Does a non-English speaking patient take longer to recover from surgery, spend more days in the CSICU, more days away from home and more days in the costly environment of the acute care hospital? If so, how could nurses work more effectively with this group of patients and their families to improve recovery?

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Speech by Nancy (Boulton) Leatherdale class of January 1938 at the 2013 Luncheon

This is the 75th anniversary of my graduation from nursing school. I took my training at Vancouver General Hospital which

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