Coastal Health - University of British Columbia
Regional Liaison Officer
Name: Andrea Cosentino
Email: coastalliaison@bcnar.ca
Phone: 778-782-7789
Demographics Highlights - Vancouver Coastal Health
|
Population |
2005 |
% of Region Pop. |
|
Under 19 yrs |
190,212 |
18% |
|
19 - 44 yrs |
430,716 |
41% |
|
45 - 64 yrs |
279,691 |
27% |
|
65 + |
139,995 |
14% |
|
TOTAL |
1,040,614 |
100% |
Other Demographics - Vancouver Coastal Health
| Population served (25% of BC) | 1,044,750 |
| Geographic area | 58,560 km2 |
| Municipalities and Regional Districts | 17 |
| Hospital/Acute care facilities | 13 |
| Diagnostic & treatment centres (Whistler & Pemberton) | 2 |
| Number of Beds | 8,936 |
| Number of Staff | 21,723 |
| Number of Volunteers | >5,000 |
| Annual Emergency Department Visits | 308,067 |
| Annual Cases/Discharge (Acute & Rehab) | 76,045 |
| Annual same day surgical visits | 81,367 |
| Annual clinic visits | 640,121 |
Funding Opportunities
- Alzheimer's Society - BC
- Heart and Stroke Foundation – BC & Yukon
- Providence Health Care Research Institute – St. Paul’s Hospital
- Vancouver Coastal Health – Research Institute – Grants and Education
- Vancouver Foundation
- See the Vancouver Island Health Authority Funding and Events page for bi-monthly updates on Funding Opportunities (right side bar)
Research Support Services
- Cantest – Bioanalytical Services, Pharmaceutical Testing, Clinical Research Trials
- Life Sciences – British Columbia
- Providence Health Care Research Institute
- Statistics Canada
- UBC - Health Research Resource Office
- UBC Library - Grantsmanship
- UBC Office of the Vice President – Research
- UBC Research in the Faculty of Medicine - Grantsmanship
- UBC Office of Research Services
- Vancouver Coastal Health – Research Institute
- Women’s Health Research Institute
Programs Pertaining to Aging
- Centre for Health Aging at Providence
- Community Programs for Seniors
- Dementia Care Programs
- North Shore Community Resources - Seniors Info
- Osteofit
- Palliative & Hospice Care
- North Shore Senior Centre
- Residential Care Facilities
- Seniors Falls Prevention, VCH
- Seniors’ Health Services within VCH
Upcoming Events
- Providence Health Care – St. Paul’s Hospital
- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
- Vancouver Coastal Health
- VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
- The Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia holds a monthly colloquium at UBC
Institutional Links
- Act Now BC
- BC Healthy Living
- British Columbia Institute of Technology – Dr Tong Louie Living Laboratory
- Brain Research Centre UBC
- Centre for Healthy Aging at Providence
- Partners in Community Health Research Training Program
- UBC - Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia
- Vancouver Coastal Health – Seniors Health
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