Created in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, CISS is a result of partnership between Business Initiative Support Services (BISS) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to promote housekeeping best practices across VCH Contracted and Private Long-Term Care (LTC) and Assisted Living (AL) homes. The goal was to ensure these homes would be better positioned to mitigate the risk of outbreaks and reduce outbreak severity and duration.
Due to the success of this program, CISS expanded its scope to also support the acute sites and owned and operated LTC & AL homes across VCH. Now known as EVS VCH
The EVS VCH team consists of expert professionals that support the site
in developing and implementing a sustainable quality assurance and
control program for housekeeping professionals.
To promote and foster best practices.
I recognize that our places of work and the Vancouver Coastal Facilities lie on the traditional homelands of the fourteen First Nation communities of Heiltsuk, Kitasoo-Xai’xais, Lilwat, Musqueam, N’Quatqua, Nuxalk, Samahquam, Sechelt, Skatin, Squamish, Tla’amin, Tsleil-Waututh, Wuikinuxv, and Xa’xtsa.
I acknowledge that my place of work lies on the unceded traditional homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.