Aerial view of Vancouver General Hospital Campus

Medical mask policy in effect during respiratory illness season

Masks are currently required in all patient care areas of hospitals, long-term care facilities and community health-care sites and clinics. Please do not enter these facilities if you have cold or flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath/trouble breathing, diarrhea or vomiting. Do not enter these facilities if you feel unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms. 

Visitors to long-term care and seniors’ assisting living facilities need to wear a medical mask in common areas and when participating in indoor events in common areas. 

Thank you for helping keep patients and staff healthy this season.

Dialysis access clinics assess and prepare patients who begin hemodialysis for vascular access sites and provide follow-up care.

How to access

  • Referral

    ​We accept referrals from nephrologists/physicians' orders initiated by nephrology offices, in-hospital dialysis units, and community dialysis units.

Hours of operation

Currently closed
  • Monday:   Closed
  • Tuesday:   2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Wednesday:   2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Thursday:   2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  • Friday:   Closed
  • Saturday:   Closed
  • Sunday:   Closed

How to get here

This service is located at Jim Pattison Pavilion in Vancouver General Hospital.

Vancouver General Hospital (VGH)

Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) offers specialized health-care services to residents in Vancouver and across the province through regional programs. We provide a full range of basic and highly specialized emergency health-care and trauma services to British Columbia.

Dialysis Access Clinics

Dialysis access clinics assess and prepare patients who begin hemodialysis for vascular access sites and provide follow-up care.