Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) is a 268-bed medical facility located in North Vancouver,

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. The hospital is part of and operated by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), the regional health authority for the North Shore.

History

The hospital formally opened on April 22, 1961. Opened in 2014, the Greta and Robert H.N. Ho Psychiatry and Education Centre (HOpe Centre) provides mental health services both at the hospital and in outpatient clinics. It is the fourth busiest hospital in

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, and one of only five

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centres in British Columbia proper.

References

External links

Lion Gate Hospital Foundation
Hospitals in British Columbia North Vancouver (city) 1961 establishments in British Columbia Trauma centers {{Canada-hospital-stub