We deliver our services to more than one million BC residents living in communities including Richmond, Vancouver, the North Shore, Sunshine Coast, Sea to Sky corridor, Powell River, Bella Bella and Bella Coola.
View a map of communities we serve.
When most people think about health care, the first thing they think about are hospitals. While many of our services are offered in the 13 hospitals we operate, we offer a range of services including:
- Primary care
- Community-based residential and home health care
- Mental health and substance use services
- Public health
- Hospital care
- Research
Go to our locations & services directory to search services near you.
Visit our service plan page to find out our specific priorities for the next four years.
To deliver our services, we have approximately:
- 13,080 full time/part time staff including 4,500 nurses (excluding casuals and Providence Health Care)
- 2,100 physicians (excluding Locums)
- 3,000 volunteers
See our employee numbers by occupational group:
VCH demographics