BC Children’s Hospital Foundation Vancouver
British Columbia
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation raises much-needed funds to support BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC. BC Children’s is the only hospital in the province devoted exclusively to the care of children. That means one million kids – including some of the sickest and most seriously injured – count on the hospital for specialized care they often can’t receive anywhere else. Last year, more than 99,000 patients visited the hospital, including its acute care centre, research institute, mental health facility and other facilities. BC Children’s Hospital Foundation is also a proud partner of the A Family of Support: Child & Youth Mental Health Initiative.
Experts at BC Children’s Hospital are world leaders in pediatric health care and are widely known for the specialized care, innovative therapies, and ground-breaking research discoveries they’re leading to improve the health outcomes of children across the province and beyond.
BC Children’s Hospital is now one of the few facilities in North America with an acute care centre, mental health facility, research institute, and rehabilitation and developmental assessment centre – all in one single campus. With this newly integrated campus, our ability to directly translate research discoveries into clinical care – and vice versa – has never been greater.
BC Children’s also serves the largest geographic region of any children’s hospital in North America – almost a million square miles. The hospital offers travelling and virtual outreach clinics, as well as an expanded online telehealth program, to ensure more kids can get the care they need closer to home.
“One thing they taught us in therapy was that if you smile, you trick your brain, and then your brain thinks you’re happy…. it’s funny but it works!” -Mental health patient Laura.
How your donations will help
Your donations will support mental health initiatives at BC Children’s Hospital, including outpatient care for patients not admitted to the hospital, and inpatient care for patients admitted to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergency unit, the Child Psychiatry unit, the Adolescent Psychiatry unit, and the eating disorders clinic.
