Victoria General Hospital

Victoria General Hospital
Island Health
Victoria General Hospital is located in British Columbia
Victoria General Hospital
Location in British Columbia
Geography
Location1 Hospital Way, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 6R5, Canada
Coordinates48°28′02″N 123°25′57″W / 48.467222°N 123.4325°W / 48.467222; -123.4325
Organization
Care systemPublic Medicare (Canada)
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes (II trauma centre)
Beds374[1]
HelipadTC LID: CBW7
History
Opened1876 (original hospital)
1983 (current hospital)
Links
Websitewww.islandhealth.ca/our-locations/hospitals-health-centre-locations/victoria-general-hospital-vgh
ListsHospitals in Canada

Victoria General Hospital (VGH) is an acute care facility located in View Royal, British Columbia, Canada, a western suburb of Victoria. VGH provides emergency, general surgery and medical treatment services. It is one of two acute-care hospitals on southern Vancouver Island, along with the Royal Jubilee Hospital. VGH is the only one of the two hospitals which provides maternity services.

The facility has 344 acute care beds, 30 Neuro-Rehabilitation beds and 40 Geriatric Ward beds.[2] It is also a teaching hospital for UBC's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.[3]

  1. ^ "Hospital Beds Staffed and In Operation, 2020–2021". Canadian Institute for Health Information. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ HealthLink BC
  3. ^ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery : University of British Columbia : UBC Faculty of Medicine Canada