Clinic or Service | Mental Health Inpatient Services Mental Health Inpatient Services Our hospital has a number of mental health inpatient services where children and youth stay overnight to support their care needs. These include the Child Psychiatry Unit, the Adolescent …

Page | Brain and Spinal Tumours Patient and Family Resources Brain and Spinal Tumours Patient and Family Resources Brain tumours can be classified as low grade (benign) or high grade (malignant - another word for cancer). Within this range, there are many …

Clinic or Service | Compass Mental Health Compass Mental Health Compass Mental Health is a province-wide service that supports community care providers with the information, advice and resources they need to deliver appropriate and timely care to all children and youth (up …

Clinic or Service | Music Therapy Music Therapy The music therapy program at BC Children’s Hospital supports children, youth and families throughout their hospital journey. Hospital information Music creates meaningful connections and opportunities for creative expression …

Page | Tube Feeding Patient and Family Resources Tube Feeding Patient and Family Resources Tube feeding (enteral feeding) is a way of giving liquid nutrition (often formula) directly into the stomach or small bowel. Tube feeding can be used for children or youth …

Page | Communication Strategies Communication Strategies If your child has a hearing loss, there are some things that you can do to improve the chances that they will be able to understand you.​ Be sure you have your child’s attention before you begin to speak. …

Page | Hearing Problems Hearing Problems Hearing is very important for your child to learn to talk. If you are concerned about your child’s hearing, you can get a hearing test at any age. It is never too early. Even young babies can have hearing tests. Hearing …

Page | Apheresis Patient and Family Resources Apheresis Patient and Family Resources Apheresis is the continuous separation of blood by centrifugation. We separate blood by force into three separate components with varying densities, which we then either collect …

Page | Cancer Patient and Family Resources Cancer Patient and Family Resources Childhood cancer is a rare disease. Every year one child in 8,000 under age 17 will develop cancer. The annual incidence in children age 0 to 17 is 129 per million. There are about …

Page | Blood Disorders Patient and Family Resources Blood Disorders Patient and Family Resources Blood disorders are inherited and acquired conditions that affect the different parts of your blood. Conditions Anemia (PDF) Aplastic anemia (PDF) Beta thalassemia …