Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre

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.

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.

[2] 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.

UBC Hospital Urgent Care Centre treat things such as; allergies, asthma, broken bones, cuts that need stitches, eye problems, fevers, flus, IV therapy, minor burns, nosebleeds, skin infections and sprains.

The National Core for Neuroethics, a research-based facility, is also based at UBC Hospital.

Located in the Marpole neighbourhood in the south of Vancouver, is a home for 110-120 adults with severe disabilities.

The centre opened in 1952 as a long-term care facility for tuberculosis patients and joined the VHHSC in 1995.