Vancouver

Health Care

Like all Canadian citizens, Vancouver residents enjoy a government subsidized health care program. In Vancouver, health care services are administered by the Vancouver-Richmond Health Board, a number of hospital boards, health centers, other health service groups, and community health groups. Vancouver is also where many medical associations, such as the British Columbia (B.C.) College of Physicians and Surgeons, locate their head offices.

British Columbia's Children's Hospital and B.C. Women's Hospital are two facilities providing services that cater to the specialized needs their patients.

Research facilities at the University of British Columbia and the B.C. Cancer Research Centre continue to secure British Columbia's role as a leader in health care research in Canada.