Abbreviation PHC Board of directors Chair: Geoff Plant Number of volunteers 1,600 Purpose Health Care | CEO Dianne Doyle Affiliation Vancouver Coastal Health Founded 1 April 1997 | |
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Formation April 1, 1997; 19 years ago (1997-04-01) Type Denominational non-profit Parent organization Providence Health Care Society Motto How you want to be treated Budget 833 million USD (2012–2013) | ||
Providence Health Care is a care provider that operates seven facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Providence Health Care was formed through the consolidation of CHARA Health Care Society, Holy Family Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital on April 1, 1997. Providence Health Care became a single legal entity on March 31, 2000. The president of Providence sits on the executive team of Vancouver Coastal Health.
It is a denominational affiliate of Vancouver Coastal Health and partners with the Provincial Health Services Authority and the University of British Columbia to provide services to residents of the Vancouver Coastal region and specialty services to residents across British Columbia. In October 2008, Providence Health Care was named one of BC's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by The Vancouver Sun, The Province and the Victoria Times-Colonist.