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Women's Health Centre

Description:BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre in Vancouver, BC offers maternity care, reproductive health screening, and contraception counselling.
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Service Area:British Columbia (provincial services), Lower Mainland (primary and secondary services)
Categories:HospitalMidwiferyNursingSpecialist Medicine
Departments
Women's Health CentreMaternity Ambulatory ProgramFIR Square Combined Care UnitMedical Genetics ProgramNeonatal Intensive Care UnitSadie Diamond Breast Health Imaging CentreUBC Urgent Care CentreVancouver General Hospital Emergency Department

Patient and Visitor Experience for Women's Health Centre

Hours of Operation *Hours may vary; please contact the clinic to confirm.

Monday:8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday:8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday:8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday:8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday:8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday:8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sunday:8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Accepting New Patients:Yes
Funding:public
Patient Age Range:Women, newborns, families, adolescents age 16 and older (ACCESS Clinic), women aged 40+ (AMA Program), women 18+ (Newcomer Women's Health Clinic), individuals 17+ (SAS UBC), individuals 13+ (SAS VGH), children and youth (Oak Tree Clinic).

Services & Specialties for Women's Health Centre

Main Services

Maternity care
Reproductive health screening
Contraception counselling
Menstrual suppression
Dilator therapy
Pap tests
Pelvic exams
Breast exams
Birth control information
IUD insertions
  • Maternity care
  • Reproductive health screening
  • Contraception counselling
  • Menstrual suppression
  • Dilator therapy
  • Pap tests
  • Pelvic exams
  • Breast exams
  • Birth control information
  • IUD insertions
  • STI testing
  • Menopausal advice and management
  • Mammography referral
  • Prenatal diagnostic procedures (amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling)
  • Medical genetics program cooperation
  • Inpatient and at-home care for pregnancy complications
  • Chronic pelvic pain management
  • Endometriosis treatment
  • Pain education workshops
  • Pelvic floor physiotherapy
  • Clinical counselling
  • Medical management
  • Surgery
  • Pasteurized donor human milk provision
  • Breast cancer screening
  • Diagnostic breast procedures (mammogram, ultrasound, biopsy, galactogram, fine wire localization, fine needle aspiration, cyst aspiration)
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Abortion services (up to 24th week)
  • Miscarriage counselling
  • Bladder and bowel control treatment (physiotherapy-based)
  • Early pregnancy complications assessment and management
  • Grief and loss counselling
  • Prenatal and postpartum care for women with substance use
  • Withdrawal management
  • Methadone stabilization
  • Obstetrical and medical care
  • Alcohol and drug counselling
  • First Nations advocacy
  • Parenting groups
  • Housing assistance
  • Care for substance-exposed newborns
  • Life-skills training
  • Parenting techniques instruction
  • Family practice maternity care
  • Connecting Pregnancy Group Prenatal Care
  • Indigenous health advocacy and culturally safe care
  • Genetic diagnosis and counselling
  • Prenatal genetic screening
  • Neonatal medical and surgical care
  • Neonatal follow-up care
  • Neonatal transportation and triage
  • Maternity care for refugee/immigrant women
  • General health care for newcomer women
  • Cervical cancer screening
  • HIV/AIDS clinical care for women, children, and youth
  • Osteoporosis and low bone mass exercise program (Osteofit)
  • Fall prevention exercise program
  • Pregnancy options counselling (abortion, adoption, parenting resources)
  • Prenatal blood testing and ultrasound screening for birth defects
  • Recurrent pregnancy loss support and investigation
  • Sexual assault services (health and emotional care, forensic sample collection, referrals)
Telehealth:No

Specialties

The following types of medical expertise are offered by providers indicated to work at this location.
Infectious Disease SpecialistInternistObstetrician & GynecologistWalk-inMedical GeneticsPediatricianPhysiotherapistUrgent Care
  • Infectious Disease Specialist
  • Internist
  • Obstetrician & Gynecologist
  • Walk-in
  • Medical Genetics
  • Pediatrician
  • Physiotherapist
  • Urgent Care

Subspecialties

Areas of expertise within broader specialties, provided by clinicians with advanced training.
Infertility
Urogynecology
General Gynecology
Other
Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Infertility
  • Urogynecology
  • General Gynecology
  • Other
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • General Obstetrics & Gynecology

Women's Health Centre Contact and Communication

Women's Health Centre Referral Information

Referral Process: Referral required for many specialized services (e.g., Advanced Maternal Age Program, Antepartum Unit, Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Centre, Medical Genetics, Neonatal Care, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Clinic). Self-referrals accepted for some services (e.g., ACCESS Clinic, CARE Program, Continence Clinic, Early Pregnancy Assessment Clinic, Families in Recovery Clinic, Indigenous Health Program, New Beginnings Maternity Clinic, Newcomer Women's Health Clinic, Oak Tree Clinic, Osteofit, Pregnancy Options Service, Family Practice Maternity Service, Sexual Assault Service).
How to Refer: Physician, midwife, or obstetrician referral required for many services. Online registration or phone calls for self-referral services. See specific service websites for referral forms.
Required Documents
  • Referral forms may be required for some services. For New Beginnings Maternity Clinic
  • an application form is required.

Women's Health Centre Metadata and Administrative Details

Research Involvement: Affiliate of Women's Health Research Institute.

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