Bc Children’s Hospital

Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. You come to Emergency, with a crazy sick child. And the make you wait 4 hours before the doctor sees you. Is this a joke? Ive been here 3 times, only because i live closeby and my child was very ill. I will never visit this piece of utter garbage again. For shame, seriously.

I’ve come here multiple times now.
This place is like my second home. They really should have a VIP seat for me or something. They even valet parked my car for me no charge this round. Maybe they felt sorry for me, and the number of visits I come here for. Yeah, I’ve been here in the middle of the night too.
This time it was for a scalp laceration. A small split in the scalp about a centimeter long, pretty much to the bone. It wasn’t pretty. Lotsa blood initially.
The resident Dr did the examination. No issues found. No stitches. Staples instead. From a stapler or staple gun. That thing looked like something off my desk. Probably could have done it myself, since they didn’t use local anesthesia. The only thing I would have needed was surgical grade steel for the staples. I guess I can’t have everything as DIY.
The first two staples didn’t hurt at all. #3 and 4 did. It stung.
Luckily for me, they had treats for these types of situations.
They doled out a popsicle. Wow. Fancy that!
I think I’m coming back. Actually, no. I WILL be coming back. Hopefully not in the middle of the night.
That popsicle… and valet parking. Such service.

The cafeteria is decent.
They have a mix of choices for food. I recommend getting the pita wraps. Probably the best bang or buck and one of the healthiest choices.
One of the cons, cafeteria closes early around 6pm.
Pro;
— free wifi
— ice and water machine
— good selection
Con
— cafeteria closes early, but dinning area open

Great place! Went here (to emergency) when I was 9. The staff was super nice & comforting & they explain everything (what’s wrong/​what they’re going to do) very thoroughly & use words that aren’t too complicated so kids can understand
I also went here when I was 14
And again, great place/​nice staff.
They treat you like your age. If your older They don’t treat you like a little kid. they’re very comforting/​mothering about the situation regardless of age you are.
Unfortunately the wait here is always an outrageous. 6+ hours sometimes. They treat in order of how hurt/​sick someone is. If someone comes in after you & they’re more injured they will take them before you.
So if you aren’t in there for a deadly problem you could be waiting a while.
If you can wait to go to the hospital 7am is like dead time for them.
I went to emergency at 1am once for a earring that accidentally got stuck in my ear. and they told me the wait was 4 hours. I asked what time the hospital is the deadest and they said 7am. I went home and came back then and it was dead. I was in& out within 30mins. So I suggest going around 7am if you can wait til then.
I also went for hand/​wrist X-​rays here & the staff was nice & quick. Usually hospitals are super slow for X-​rays but if you have an appointment you don’t have to wait I was out in 20mins

I have kids and when they get sick, We frequent this ER in our neighborhood, especially in the fall/​winter season. The staff is busy and triage effectively. Yes the wait can be long but what ER isn’t. All my kids were born in this hospital so I have a soft place in my heart for this place.

Re: Women’s Health Centre
So swanky!
After a summer of hospital crawling (the red headed step child of the pub crawl. Or the result of… depending on how silly you are), I know my hospitals. And this here, is one darn fine hospital.
How they have THAT many cheerful people on shift at 8am, we will never know. Whatever is in the coffee… gimme.
Reception/​Check In — Quick & incredibly friendly. They give you a wee blue card to carry around instead of a bracelet. I’m not really sure why, perhaps it was a reaction to being upright before 9am, but I was so charmed by this. It somehow makes the whole hospital visitation thing a little less intimidating when you’re simply waving a card about.
Reception #2 — A round of applause for whoever colour coded this place. SO easy to get around. The signage is bright and easy to find. The nurse at check in #1, whoever you are, you are just the MOST lovely. Nothing says good hospital like laughing during check in.
Waiting areas — iPads?! Wha!?! Yes I will save my data and surf the net, thank you very much.
Douglas — Nurse who ushered me from waiting area, to waiting area. You sir, are a gem. Throwing down the old fashioned puns like a champ. You are a lovely human being.
Cafeteria — Hello food I would actually eat! Sushi, wraps, delicious looking baked goods. This is the most promising cafeteria i’ve ever seen in a hospital. Bonus: decent little coffee haunt at the front door as well. Be still my little heart.
ATM — Yup. Even the ATM is cheerful. It gives you a cheerful little boop boop when your cash is ready. I only mention this because at this point in my visit, I was actually shaking my head at how fabulously Stepford Wives this place felt. You know, in a non-​creepy cyborg way.
Downside: Parking. Though plenty, is expensive.
I am returning here next week for a surgical procedure (don’t worry, i’m not procreating yet, the world is not ready for a child THAT hyperactive). As i’ve luckily never had to have any surgery prior to this, I am understandably scared out of my wits about the whole ordeal. But something about how clean and organized this place is, with its lovely, lovely staff, calms my nerves.
And I will happily demand sushi and baked goods while I pitter patter away on an iPad post-​procedure.

This place gets 5 stars because
A) I was born here
B) After a very pre-​mature, traumatic birth, I’m alive today because of them.
Thanks Guys.

Other than the fact that this hospital is really confusing, in terms of parking and what building to get to, it’s quite nice. They have decent private rooms for new mothers, if you request it. They also have bathtubs for delivery! Things have come a long way since I was born.