​Housing is Healthcare
Accommodation in Vancouver When Traveling to Access Healthcare.
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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 or allowance within the city to solve this short-term need.​​
This leads to debt, GoFundMes, and forgoing proactive care altogether which weighs on community ER rooms and tolls the system.
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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 and the coverage gaps.
Demand Analysis and how many this affects.
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​Research on the out-of-pocket costs associated with organ transplants.
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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.
​With provincial funding for either a long-term lease and/or operations, and the development of programming designed to assist patients in navigating their appointments and accommodation bookings, we can then secure a development partnership on a new build adjacent to the hospital and ensure accommodation for anyone who needs to travel to access healthcare in Vancouver.
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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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Building models: due to Vancouver's short-term rental laws, the space will most likely have to be zoned for hotel use. Using a suggestion of 200 units with kitchens and laundry and a "move-in ready" model, this space could be:
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1. part of a new hotel development - a long-term lease for a large portion of the hotel; perhaps variances are issued by the city to make up for the usage of this space.
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2. a multi-use building - a development partnership allows for two uses of the building; one is patient housing.​​​
​Cost Savings and Benefit of purpose-built housing.
​Patient Housing Models and Solutions provincially, nationally, globally.
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Affordable + Available = Accessible
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