The Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre was formed in 1993 when Vancouver General Hospital merged with UBC Hospital.
In 1995, the GF Strong Rehab Centre and George Pearson Centre merged with the VHHSC.
In the spring of 1997, the VHHSC merged with the BC Rehab Society and the clinical component of the Arthritis Society BC & Yukon Division.
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