In-Hospital
Cafeteria | 1st floor of Shaughnessy building, in B-wing (Near Door 79) |
Starbucks | Lobby of Ambulatory Care building, 1st floor (near Door 42) |
Second Cup | Lobby of BC Children’s Hospital (near the BC Children’s Main Entrance, Door 11) |
Tim Hortons – On the Go Bistro | Lobby of the main BC Women’s Hospital building (near the BC Women’s Main entrance, Door 93) |
Bean Around the World | West side of CFRI, at the Northwest end of the campus (left from Door 18) |
Vending Machines | Behind Second Cup |
Cafeteria | 2nd floor of Ambulatory Care building, directly above Starbucks |
Out of Hospital
The closest food is at 25th and Oak where there is a small collection of restaurants and a Safeway.
Resident Lounge/Call rooms
Pediatrics: 2nd floor Old Children’s Building, other call rooms available in the Teck Acute Care Building (specialty dependent)
Computers
Study area in the 4th floor of the women’s health building
A list of the Lactation Rooms across BC can be found here.
Paid
Parking is available around the hospital, however, you must be careful to read the signs closely. Many staff members have been towed and ticketed.
If you opt to park onsite you can pay staff rates (as of Oct 2015) approx 6$ 12 hours, 10$ 24 hours), just ensure you park in staff/visitor parking. Stalls specific to “patients” will not accept staff rates.
You can acquire a global parking pass at Parking Services as of 2013 this was in the “Chest Building” at VGH. The fee is $40.
The following departments get parking passes that are shared among Residents. For Residents outside of these departments, a receipt can be submitted to your department to receive petty cash back.
Biochemical
MHB
Neurosurgery
ENT
Gen Surg 2
Gen Surg 1
Ortho
GI
Rheum
Peds 2
Peds 1
Peds Anes
Urology
Plastics
Oncology
Bikes
There is a bike cage in the underground car park. To gain access, email parking@phsa.ca
Public Transit
Bus number 17 stops right in front of the Oak St entrance to the hospital complex.
King Edward Station is approximately a 15min walk from the hospital.
See Translink for full details.
Intra-Hospital Shuttle
There is an intra-hospital shuttle available, details can be found on any hospital computer.
There are VERY limited food options late at night so it’s important to pack a good selection or you will be eating from the vending machine.
If you need help you can call locating, just pick up the phone and call zero.
The current way BCWH is organized is as follows:
Old BC Children’s Building
Cardiac, Orthopedic, Respirology and Allergy clinics on the first floor, past the Second Cup
Sunny Hill planned to move into the building in 2019
Teck Acute Care Building
1st floor: ED, Radiology
2nd floor: NICU, Dialysis Unit
3rd floor: OR, NICU
4th floor: OR, PICU
6th floor: Inpatient wards (surgery, neurology)
7th floor: Inpatient wards (general paediatrics, medicine specialties)
8th floot: Heme/Onc
Ambulatory Care Building
Outpatient clinics, Family Immunization Clinic, Family Library