Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre
| Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre | |
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| Vancouver Coastal Health | |
UBC Hospital as seen from Wesbrook Mall
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| Geography | |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°15′40″N 123°07′28″W / 49.26111°N 123.12444°WCoordinates: 49°15′40″N 123°07′28″W / 49.26111°N 123.12444°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) (MSP) |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | UBC Faculty of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1900 |
| Speciality | Bone Marrow Transplant and Leukemia, Epilepsy Surgery Program, Organ Transplant, Spinal Cord Injury |
| History | |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.vch.ca/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre (VHHSC) is an acute care hospital affiliated with the University of British Columbia and located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The VHHSC is the second largest hospital in Canada, with 1,900 beds and nearly 116,000 patients each year. VHHSC employs 9500 staff and utilizes 1000 volunteers. As of 2005, the hospital's annual budget is $463 million. It is managed by Vancouver Coastal Health.
The Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre was formed in 1993 when Vancouver General Hospital merged with UBC Hospital to operate as one entity on two sites.
In 1995, the GF Strong Rehab Centre and George Pearson Centre merged with the VHHSC.
In the spring of 1997, the VHHSC merged with the BC Rehab Society and the clinical component of the Arthritis Society, BC & Yukon Division. At this point, VHHSC operated at 5 sites.
In 2001, the ownership and operation of VHHSC entities (Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, George Pearson Centre and G.F. Strong Rehab Centre) was assumed by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.
VHHSC includes the primary referral, teaching & research hospital in the province and has strong ties with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia.
Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre is composed of two sites: Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital.
VHHSC has neither obstetrics nor pediatrics specialties. These are handled at the nearby BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre and BC Children's Hospital, respectively.
Vancouver General Hospital is the largest hospital in the VHHSC and the second largest hospital in Canada.
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