Aerial view of Vancouver General Hospital Campus

We provide Exercise Tolerance (Stress) Testing, 24-hour Holter Monitor testing, and 12 and 18-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) that specialist physician Cardiologists interpret. Automated Blood Pressure (ABP) monitor testing is also performed at this location. An ABP monitor measures Blood Pressure over a day and generates a report for the requesting physician.

How to access

  • Jim Pattison Pavilion

    ​A physician referral is required. An appointment will be scheduled through the physician.

  • Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre

    ​A physician referral is required. An appointment will be scheduled through the physician.

  • Inpatient services

    Inpatient services are located on the ground floor of the Jim Pattison Pavilion, nursing station 7.

Hours of operation

Currently open

We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Visiting hours may vary depending on the unit. Please call the Vancouver General Hospital switchboard at (604) 875-4111 to determine visiting times before your visit.

How to get here

The VGH Cardiodiagnostic Centre is located on the ground floor of the Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre on Laurel Street.

There is pay parking available at our two visitor lots located on the VGH campus:

  • Multi-level parkade at the corner of West 12th Avenue and Laurel Street, across from the main entrance of the Jim Pattison Pavilion.
  • The Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre parking lot is located off Laurel Street between West 12th and West 13th Avenue.

There is a wheelchair-accessible overpass from the VGH parkade at Level 4 and a crosswalk at Level 2.

Parking rates for VCH facilities

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.

Electrocardiograms

Electrocardiograms (ECGs) measure the electrical activity of the heart using skin electrodes to show abnormal heart rhythms.