 |
||||
| Our Annual Report | ||||
|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Courage, compassion and innovation drive positive change at Providence Health Care How many of us have heard about a research breakthrough on the evening news only to discover at your next hospital visit that the procedure remains unchanged. It's frustrating, but care providers face many barriers to implementing newly confirmed research. Reducing the lag time between new discoveries and their translation into care remains a key priority for Providence Health Care (PHC). As one of our five strategic priorities, "supporting research and new knowledge integration," this concept remains fundamental to our ultimate goal of caring for British Columbians. Our plans to accelerate new knowledge into care include novel training methods, hiring key personnel to implement change quickly, and more thoroughly integrating our research and care teams. People power and leadership are the two keys to making this happen. We are blessed by the people who choose to work and volunteer at Providence sites. They are courageous, they are compassionate and they are innovative. This annual report offers examples of how our people exhibited these traits over the past year. We think it is not surprising that these characteristics - courage, compassion and innovation - are some of the very traits exhibited by the Catholic Sisters who founded our hospitals and residences. The Sisters relied on similar traits, and a great deal of faith, to overcome the obstacles they faced. Obstacles like time, money, prejudice, and indifference. They overcame all of this to ensure that anyone in need received care. Our history, tradition and values continually guide us to improve patient and resident care - not just to overcome current challenges, but to meet the demands and needs of the future. We have an exciting vision for renewing our aging facilities and for ensuring we have the right solutions in place for generations to come. One of Providence's major areas of focus is the renewal of St. Paul's Hospital. It's been delivering care for over 100 years and, as one of two provincial teaching hospitals, helps form the backbone of BC's health care system. Our vision includes building a brand new state-of-the-art hospital and research facility in Vancouver's False Creek Flats, while maintaining an important care presence in Vancouver's West End. Our commitment is to continue engaging the public and communities to share our vision and to receive important feedback on how best to transform this knowledge into meeting all our patients' future care needs. Click on the link below to download a printable pdf file of PHC's 2006-2007 Annual Report, titled - Transforming Care through New Knowledge. Dianne Doyle Kip Woodward Providence Health Care's Annual Report for 2006/07(pdf) Providence Health Care's Annual Report for 2005/06 (pdf) |
||||