British Columbia Children’s Hospital is a medical institution located in Vancouver.
It specializes in treating patients from zero to sixteen years old.
In addition, the hospital is involved in training and research activities.
The institution also operates the Sunny Hill Health Centre, which provides medical services to young patients with developmental disabilities.
The hospital is located near Vancouver’s B.C. Women’s Hospital & Health Centre. Once, they were a single organization known as the Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia.
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Beginning of the story
The history of Vancouver’s Children’s Hospital began with the creation of a fund, which provided assistance to crippled children. It was founded by the B.C. Women’s Institute in 1923. In 1928, the facility admitted the first little patient as Vancouver’s Crippled Children’s Hospital.
1933 was marked by the opening of a new Crippled Children’s Hospital. In 1947, the institution was renamed Vancouver’s Children’s Hospital.
Long-lasting construction
It is worth noting that the hospital’s construction process was quite long. Still, it was finally completed in 1982 and cost $60 million.
The institution, with an area of 29,730 square metres, housed 250 beds for emergency care patients. The hospital was also equipped with an adolescent unit, a modern isolation unit, a rehabilitation unit, a psychiatric unit and a special care nursery.
Expansion
1985 was marked by the opening of the Children’s Variety Research Centre.
The Medical Day Unit was expanded in 2002. It ensured proper care for children with complex medical problems.
Modern Ambulatory
2003 was marked by the opening of a new Ambulatory Building.
After such an expansion, the facility acquired 24 specialized pediatric medical and surgical clinics.
According to the architects, the applied sustainable design features maximized natural ventilation, let in more daylight and reduced electricity consumption thanks to task lighting and occupancy sensors.
Another modernization
The inpatient units were modernized in 2005. It cost almost $7 million.
2007 was marked by the reconstruction and renaming of the oncology unit.
In addition, that year, the institution opened a new Mental Health Building. It became the first institution in Canada to provide psychiatric care to children.
The modernized four-story facility began to help children and adolescents with serious mental problems. In addition, its services included emergency and long-term psychiatric care.
Teck Acute Care Centre
In 2014, the hospital began the construction of the new Teck Acute Care Centre. The project cost $676 million and consisted of three stages.
The building turned out to be very bright and modern. Its single-occupant patient rooms have access to natural light.
The centre is equipped with medical and surgical inpatient units, emergency care, medical imaging, procedure rooms, hematology unit, oncology unit and pediatrics.
Well-known medical facility
Vancouver’s British Columbia Children’s Hospital is known for its wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. It provides children with highly specialized medical care. Each of its clinics and centres is aimed at providing children with the best treatment.
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