The Providence Heart + Lung Institute includes many Providence clinical and research staff from diverse departments, divisions and areas of St. Paul's Hospital, as well as the following major Providence-based programs:
- The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research has nearly 270 personnel, including 31 nationally funded UBC principal investigators as well as numerous trainees and staff members working to solve the unknowns of heart, lung and blood vessel diseases.
- The Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) is an inter-disciplinary research collective founded to pursue excellence through the evaluation, interpretation and dissemination of health outcomes information.
- The Pacific Lung Health Centre (PLHC) is an academic clinical program of the Respiratory Division at St. Paul's Hospital dedicated to the care and education of patients with lung disease.
- The St. Paul's Heart Centre provides comprehensive care for British Columbians with heart disease, including prevention and reversal as well as a full spectrum of diagnostic services, treatment and care. It's also home to many unique provincial programs for patients with complex cardiac conditions including heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices (mechanical hearts), adult congenital heart disease and a variety of interventions in structural heart disease.
The Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI) supports all researchers at Providence Health Care. The Research Institute is located at St. Paul's Hospital, one of two adult acute care academic health science centres affiliated with the University of British Columbia (UBC). PHCRI's research and teaching mandate is supported by programs in more than 30 clinical specialties.
PHCRI is home to over 150 researchers and annually attracts over $25 million in scientific competitive grants and industry sponsored research trials. Approximately 40 per cent of PHCRI members also have care-giving responsibilities at Providence Health Care hospitals and residences, ensuring the benefits of research translate quickly into better patient care. PHCRI has six research priorities that allign with Providence Health Care's specialties. Our major research programs include: Kidney, Heart / Lung / Blood Vessels, HIV/AIDS, Aging and Elder Care, Urban Health and Mental Health research.