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VGH Simulation Centre fees
Costs and fees for room bookings and other services offered at the VGH Simulation Centre
Fee definitions
No Fee: VCH & UBC FoM when there is no financial transaction in relation to the course, such as no charge to their participants or financial sponsors.
Discount: For cost-recovery events where charging is a variable fee to cover its expenses only (instructor wages, meals, etc.) that’s shared amongst participants/sponsors (no profit margin). Also used for any health authority/government bookings.
Standard: Any for-profit events where participants are charged a fee where the total revenue is above that of total costs (i.e., profits). Also for UBC CPD, business related events, or non-government organization bookings.
Room rentals
Mon - Fri, 0800 - 1600hrs excluding STATs and Holidays
Room | No fee | Discount | Standard |
Breakout Room Breakout Rooms include the Computer Skills Lab and HPS |
No charge | $75 / day | $300 / day |
Lecture Theatre/Wet Lab (For Simulation/Lecture) | No charge | $300 / day | $600 / day |
Specimen Services - Includes room, 1 staff support during business hours, An additional payment for an extra staff member is required with any cadaver |
$500 / 4 hours or $900 / day |
$500 / 4 hours or $900 / day |
$1850 / day |
Event Services - Includes setup, clean-up, orientation, and support. Some events may require an assigned staff member, charges may apply. |
$350 / day | $350 / day | $350 / day |
Room Setup - For any setup beyond tables/chairs/stretcher in the room. This Some events may require additional staffing to accommodate larger setups, |
No charge | No charge | $150 / room |
Additional services
Service | Fee |
After hours bookings | Room rental + after hour rate + staffing rate |
Extensions (in-hour bookings that need adjustments to start/wrap time) | After hour rate + staffing rate |
After hours rate | $75 / hour charged in 30min blocks |
Staffing rate (Min. 4 hours when exclusively outside business hours) | $65 / hour |
VGH SIM Specimen Lab
Service | Fee |
Anatomical / non-anatomical waste | $50 / bucket |
Chemical waste | $200 / bucket (first 2 buckets), $100 / bucket thereafter |
Additional instrument cleaning | $75 / load over the initial first load |
Special specimen, equipment or supply orders | Cost recovery |