Fraser Health

Name :

Fraser Health

Address  :

Corporate Office
300, 10334 - 152A Street

Town  :

Surrey

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V3R 7P8

Phone  :

604 587 4600

Fax  :

604 587 4666

Web URL  :

Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 7760

Ambulance Contact Number : 911


Description

Organization
Fraser Health is one of Canadas largest and fastest growing health authorities with over 23000 employees 2300 physicians and nearly 5000 volunteers all intent on ensuring that when you need us well be there for you

We are proud of the innovation commitment professionalism and tenacity of our physicians employees and volunteers More than any building technology or program its our people who make Fraser Health distinct
Experimental Bariatric Surgery Controls Blood Sugar in Rodents With Diabetes Via Novel Sensing Signa

A team led by Dr Tony Lam and Dr Danna Breen a post doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr Lam used a rat model to study novel nutrientsensing signals in the jejunum located in the middle of the intestine Dr Lam and his team demonstrate that duodenaljejunal bypass surgery activates novel nutrientsensing signals in the jejunum and rapidly lowers blood sug... Read More

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Limb Saving Treatment Times Two Good Samaritan Hospital patients now have alternatives to the treatment of a painful condition known as peripheral vascular disease PVD This condition refers to the diseases of the blood vessels outside of the heart This involves the narrowing of the vessels that carry blood into the legs arms stomach kidneys and br... Read More