Programs

Based in Vancouver, BC's Children's Hospital reaches across the province with specialized care for children and their families. These services include:

Inpatient, outpatient and tertiary care for children from infancy to adolescence, including ambulatory clinics, adolescent health, consultation services, emergency services, general pediatric health and molecular disease
Specialized pediatric surgery in areas such as orthopedics, urology, ear/nose/throat, ophthalmology and plastic surgery
Open-heart and other cardiac surgery and specialized programs for children with congenital or acquired heart disease
Intensive care (including trauma care) for critically ill and injured children; help for community health agencies with long-distance transfers to the hospital
Newborn intensive care for BC's sickest babies managed jointly with BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Kidney transplants by Western Canada's most comprehensive renal team, and related services such as hemodialysis
Psychiatric services for children and adolescents, including emergency care and treatment for eating disorders, mood disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders.
Neurology and neurosurgery service for children and youth with serious disorders of the brain and nervous system
Treatment of children with cancer and blood disorders, including bone marrow transplants and supportive and palliative care
An innovative integrated pain service for children and youth that provides much-needed help for children and youth with complex acute or chronic pain
A medical genetics program addressing genetic diseases and family counseling
Interdisciplinary assessment, diagnosis, consultation, referral, and, treatment for children with complex disabilities both on site and throughout the province through traveling clinics and telehealth outreach
Care closer to home wherever possible, including outreach clinics and consultations via telehealth long-distance video-conferencing
A centre dedicated to the care of women and children with HIV, offering medical, psychosocial care and support for the family

Beyond direct care

Children's advances pediatric health across the province with activities that complement the hospital's treatment services, such as:

Educating families and community caregivers of patients in the hospital's critical care program
Helping parents to stay with their children in the operating room before surgery and to comfort them as soon as possible after surgery
The Family Resource Library with a web-based catalogue
The Griefworks BC bereavement support program offered in partnership with Canuck Place Children's Hospice

Children's and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children are part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) pediatric portfolio providing comprehensive specialized health services for children and adolescents and their families.

Research and education

Children's is affiliated with UBC and other post-secondary institutions throughout the province. As a teaching hospital, it plays an integral part in educating professionals in many disciplines who deliver all levels of care to BC Children’s.

Research is a core component of all the clinical activities at Children's. Through the Child and Family Research Institute, Children’s advances the knowledge about and care for children, youth and their families. Research excellence also supports recruiting the best experts in child and youth health to the province, allowing health care providers and the provincial population to benefit from the excellence of our local resources. The Research Institute is located on the same site as Children’s, promoting a close relationship among clinicians, researchers, clinical researchers and the patients and families they support.

PHSA improves the health of British Columbians by seeking province-wide solutions to specialized health care needs in collaboration with BC health authorities and other partners. Learn more about our agencies and services

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