Surgery
BC Children’s Hospital is the provincial leader in specialty surgical care for children and youth. From minimally invasive procedures to complex surgeries, our skilled surgical teams complete over 6,000 surgeries each year.
Our teams have the specialist knowledge and expertise to decide whether your child or youth requires surgery. and what care they need on their pathway to recovery.
The procedures performed by BC Children’s Hospital experts include:
- Day surgeries or procedures, which means your child or youth can return home on the same day and do not require an overnight stay
- Admit surgeries, where patients come in on the day of the surgery and then stay overnight for a short or longer-term period after their procedure
Before your child or youth’s procedure, please ask members of our surgical team any questions you may have, to ensure you all feel prepared and comfortable. We offer additional supports, such as Child Life staff and volunteers, before, during or after the procedure.
To find out more about the specialty surgical teams at BC Children’s Hospital, visit our individual surgery clinic pages:
- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Dentistry
- General Surgery
- Gynecology
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Urology
Learn more about preparing for your child or youth’s visit to the hospital and preparing for surgery.
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Indigenous Health
We advocate for and provide support to Indigenous patients and families who are visiting the hospital.