​Housing is Healthcare
Because no one should lose access to care for lack of a place to stay
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Nowhere to stay for patients in Vancouver
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That's over 500 per day traveling from around BC
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247 patients receive neither funding nor lodging
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114 patients receive funding but not lodging
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200 apartment leases on new build or purpose-built Ronald McDonald for adults is needed
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FIFA 2026 plan needed STAT
Hundreds travel to Vancouver
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PER DAY
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for medical care.
The cost of hotel accommodation in Vancouver is too high for out-of-town patients and there currently is no other patient housing option to solve this short-term need besides pricey hotels.​​
This leads to anxiety around where to stay and how to pay for it, debt, GoFundMes, forgoing proactive care altogether and early end of life. This weighs on community ER rooms, tolls the system, and does not create a StrongerBC.
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BC CENTRALIZES HEALTHCARE IN VANCOUVER BUT IGNORES THE HOUSING COMPONENT FOR NON-VANCOUVER RESIDENTS. ​
The provincial government has programming in place for some, but many fall through the gap and experience financial burden or reject care entirely.
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Additionally, the City of Vancouver has regulations in place prohibiting residential opportunities from featuring short-term rentals. Vancouver benefits greatly from having top healthcare in their own town in addition to economic benefits from hosting thousands of patients and staff. Vancouver events such as FIFA and concerts jeopardize the availability and affordability of hotels as the market continues in crisis.
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​Existing Programming + Coverage Gap
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​Research
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​Study on access to healthcare as a human right, performed by UBC students.
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​Resolution (passed) by the Union of BC Municipalities in 2024
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Access to life-saving treatment should not only be available to those who live local to services or have access to financial resources for treatment-related expenses. We ask for change as it aligns with the Canada Health Act, 12(1)(a).​​​​​
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HOTEL OF HOPE​
Purpose built, affordable, close.
​Our mission:
Understand volume.
Drive down cost.
Open up capacity for those falling through the cracks.
Get government to commit to funding certain percentage of it.
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​The Hotel of Hope could take multiple forms. The goal is to create comfortable and convenient space for patients.
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Building models​​​
​Patient Housing Models and Solutions provincially, nationally, globally.
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Affordable + Available = Accessible
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