Thank you for the donations! | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/IMG_0297.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Thank you for the donations! | Thanks to the generosity of longstanding community partners, BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre (BCW) host a “Santa’s Workshop” for patients and families each year before Christmas. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/happy-holidays-and-thank-you-for-the-donations | | 2019-12-30T08:00:00Z | | |
Celebrate with care | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/GettyImages-1038746578.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Celebrate with care | BC Children’s Hospital has five tips for parents as families celebrate the holiday season. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/deck-the-halls-with-care-this-holiday-season | | 2019-12-19T08:00:00Z | | |
When to bring your child to the BC Children's Hospital Emergency Department | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/IMG_2092a.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | When to bring your child to the BC Children's Hospital Emergency Department | Having a sick child can be stressful, but it helps to know when it’s time to seek emergency treatment. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/when-to-bring-your-child-to-the-emergency-department | | 2019-12-19T08:00:00Z | | |
Santa makes a pit-stop at BC Children's Hospital | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/IMG_0115.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Santa makes a pit-stop at BC Children's Hospital | Santa, BC Emergency Health Services and Helijet partnered to bring joy to patients and families this holiday season. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/santa-makes-a-pit-stop-at-bc-childrens-hospital | | 2019-12-17T08:00:00Z | | |
BC Children's Hospital performs its 300th kidney transplant - Part II: Kathleen's survival story | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/kathleen.PNG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC Children's Hospital performs its 300th kidney transplant - Part II: Kathleen's survival story | The difference between life before and after transplant can be like night and day for transplant recipients, like Kathleen Roberts, who had a kidney transplant at BC Children’s Hospital four years ago. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bc-childrens-hospital-performs-its-300th-kidney-transplant-part-ii-kathleens-survival-story | | 2019-12-03T08:00:00Z | | |
Flu season is here – is your family immunized? | <img alt="" src="/news-stories-site/PublishingImages/aaaaabb.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Flu season is here – is your family immunized? | Did you know that out of any age group, children experience the highest rates of seasonal influenza (15-25 per cent) and are also at the highest risk of complications due to influenza? | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/it’s-flu-season-–-is-your-family-immunized-1 | | 2019-12-02T08:00:00Z | | |
BC Children’s Hospital performs its 300th kidney transplant, saving hundreds of lives | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Capture.PNG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC Children’s Hospital performs its 300th kidney transplant, saving hundreds of lives | For five-year-old Jeremy Wikkerink, and so many others who’ve had transplants, the road that led to this medical milestone at BC Children’s was life-changing. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/bc-children’s-hospital-performs-its-300th-kidney-transplant-saving-hundreds-of-lives | | 2019-11-26T08:00:00Z | | |
Time to get the flu shot | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/GettyImages-1071495106.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Time to get the flu shot | Influenza is highly contagious and children are most affected by the virus. An estimated one in four kids get the flu every year. Children are also at the highest risk for complications. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/time-to-get-the-flu-shot | | 2019-11-07T08:00:00Z | | |
Tricksters at BC Children's and BC Women's hospitals hunt for treats | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/IMG_1023.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Tricksters at BC Children's and BC Women's hospitals hunt for treats | Mini-monsters spending Halloween at BC Children's and Women's hospitals haunted the hallways and picked up goodies from scary staff treat stations. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/tricksters-at-bc-childrens-and-bc-womens-hospitals-hunt-for-treats | | 2019-10-31T07:00:00Z | | |
Leave the howling to the werewolves this Halloween | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/GettyImages-1166664907.jpg?RenditionID=5" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Leave the howling to the werewolves this Halloween | On Halloween, minimize the vampire and witch meltdowns in your family with some tips from BC Children's Hospital. | http://www.bcchildrens.ca/about/news-stories/stories/leave-the-howling-to-the-werewolves-this-halloween | | 2019-10-25T07:00:00Z | | |