As the only children’s hospital in British Columbia, the major focus of the Department of Pediatrics is the provision of secondary and tertiery care for the children and youth of British Columbia. Clinical care is provided within 19 divisions and additional multidisciplinary clinics and programs. Clinical care is primarily provided within BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH), located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The BCCH facility has 227 beds providing care to the smallest premature infants, children and high school youth. Approximately 7,000 infants are delivered on site each year.
The following links further explore the work of professionals who are committed to the clinical care mission within each of these divisions and their specific clinical and academic interests.
BC Children’s Hospital offers a variety of services throughout the hospital and health centre:
- Children’s Heart Centre
- Child and Youth Mental Health
- Clinical, Diagnostic and Family Services
- Critical Care
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Emergency Services
- Medical Genetics
- Neurosciences
- Oncology, Hematology and BMT (Cancer)
- Specialized Pediatrics
- Sunny Hill Health Centre
- Surgery
- Family Support