It specializes in health care for patients from birth to 16 years of age (possibly longer if followed by a specialist team).

The hospital includes the Sunny Hill Health Centre, which provides specialized services to children and youth with developmental disabilities aged birth to 16 years.

[5] In 2003, a $28 million expansion saw the opening of a new Ambulatory Care Building, for the increasing numbers of patients not needing to stay overnight.

Sustainable design features include orientation toward solar exposure, maximization of natural ventilation and natural daylight, concourse ventilation, insulated north walls, reduction in electrical power consumption through daylighting, task lighting, and light and occupancy sensors.

Women's Hospital & Health Centre's new Maternity and Ambulatory Program Clinics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Emergency renovation and expansion.

[2] In 2007, the oncology unit was redeveloped and renamed the Djavad Mowafaghian Wing, after its donor provided $6 million for the project.

These fused images provide physicians with a more accurate picture of what's going on inside patients, enabling more effective treatment.

"[10] The building "will be a bright, modern facility with single-occupant patient rooms, access to natural light and gardens.

Teck Resources Limited earned its name on the new building due to its $25 million donation to BC Children's Hospital Foundation.

[13] In September 2020, the new Sunny Hill Health Centre, which provides specialized developmental assessments and rehabilitation care to children, youth and their families from across B.C., opened at the site.

The space also features a fully accessible pool with movable floors, an open-concept gym with a fun, multi-purpose therapy environment and seamless access to a patio, an interactive garden for mobility training and relaxation, a high-tech motion analysis lab, and a family-focused lounge with space for child play.

The building also has spaces specifically designed to accommodate the needs of children and youth who have hearing, visual and sensory disabilities or sensitivities.

The centre will be for patients up to 19 years old who are living with complex, chronic conditions and have difficulty performing routine daily and typical childhood activities without assistance, have significant caregiving requirements and frequently use the provincial health-care system.