Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver General Hospital's main pavilion, the Jim Pattison Pavilion
Map
Geography
Location899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°15′40″N 123°07′23″W / 49.2612°N 123.1230°W / 49.2612; -123.1230
Organization
Care systemPublic Medicare (Canada)
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUBC Faculty of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentYes, Level I Trauma Center
Beds1,000+
SpecialityBone marrow transplant and leukemia, burns and plastics, epilepsy surgery program, organ transplant, spinal cord injury, quaternary-level trauma care
HelipadTC LID: CBK4
History
Opened1906
Links
Websitewww.vch.ca/en/location/vancouver-general-hospital
ListsHospitals in Canada

Vancouver General Hospital (locally known as VGH, or Vancouver General) is a medical facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the largest facility in the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre (VHHSC) group of medical facilities. VGH is Canada's third largest hospital by bed count, after Hamilton General Hospital, and Foothills Medical Centre.[1]

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is responsible for all operations at Vancouver General Hospital.

  1. ^ Healthcare, Definitive. "Top 25 Largest Canadian Hospitals by Bed Count". www.definitivehc.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2023.