BC Women’s Hospital

The c-section doctors were excellent and Dr.Lyons with her group were amazing but the nurses at the Arbutus recovery room were horrible. They mad my wife and me feel very uncomfortable. Kate and Jen secretly kept asking my wife regarding her personal life at home and if there is domestic violence when there was no apparent reason to do so. When confronted, the nurse in charge Jen, said that there is no reason for all the interrogation and that it is just standard procedure but it did not feel like standard procedure. My wife does not even want to come to this hospital for future pregnancies. Our stay was uncomfortable and filled with assumptions and accusation. The nurses do not change baby diapers even when wife is alone and still recovering. They did not bathe our baby at all even after 24 hours. The rooms are the worst I have ever seen in my life, no one has come to clean the room, floors are sticky, walls are damaged, very disgusting and dirty. No actual couch or bed for husband to sleep on No hygiene control what so ever. Worst experience ever. Will file a formal complain with the department as well and will be contacting CBC news so that everyone in the lower mainland is aware as well. Whatever you do, never accept to recover in the Arbutus wing.

We had an amazing experience! Everyone was so nice, well informed, super caring, I had a C section and I felt no pain, recovery has been super fast, doctors and nurses were awesome, room and hospital are modern and we'll equipped… except for the fact that dad slept on a mattress in the floor… food varied from ok to very delicious, we got everything we needed, we just loved the experience. Our little one is healthy and doing great Special thanks to all our nurses Andrea, Danielle, Chedith and Lisa and also Dr. Katie Seligman and Dr. Michelle Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I would say first that all the nurses and doctors were very professional and caring and this is the most important thing you are looking for when you and your partner are about to have a baby. Special thanks to nurse Ling for detailed explanation on how to properly do the breastfeeding to my wife! They also gave us an extra day to stay for my wife to recover from unplanned urgent surgery - made a difference. She was also provided with food and all necessities for her and our baby. The building itself is in good condition, all the equipment was modern and had everything that might be needed. You can also buy a meal and/or coffee at the cafeteria or buffet if you're hungry. The minor things to improve are a lack of place to sleep for father in the room had to sleep on mattress on the floor - although I did not care after 24 hours of no sleep, waiting for anesthesia an hour extra cause anesthesiologists were busy and waiting for urgent surgery cause there was another more serious surgery going on still my wife was constantly checked on her condition... But all in all, everything went good and our experience was very positive and I would recommend the place for meeting with your baby!

I had day surgery today and every single staff member that I interacted with were so so lovely. I have never had such a calm time at the hospital, everyone really helped me not feel anxious in the slightest even having an IV in which is a huge phobia of mine went smoothly and didn’t cause me anxiety like it usually does. There was even a dog that came to say hi beforehand which was so great for calming any anxiety I was having. I had anxiety when I got to the hospital but by the time I went into the OR all of that anxiety was completely gone. 10/10 staff

We received OUTSTANDING care, attention and guidance throughout the delivery of our first baby at BC Women's Hospital. Thank you to Dr. Rosengarten, Dr. Wong and all the maternity nurses and support staff. Absolutely fantastic health care teams at this hospital!

My wife arrived at the hospital pregnant 8 weeks, bleeding, and they told us there was no available ultrasound. Guess what? The doctor said:” the ultrasound team will call you through the next week and book a day for you to take the ultrasound.” This is unbelievable and unacceptable! Because she was bleeding on the weekend, we must wait until Monday. I’m wondering how this place which called itself a woman hospital, does not have an ultrasound for pregnant available for emergencies? It's reasonable and more than necessary an improvement for them.

The nursing staff is incredibly supportive and attentive. They were kind and informative. The Dr. was effective and very good at his job but a little bit cold. Overall, would highly recommend this clinic to other women.

I have had mammograms and biopsies at this hospital. The doctors, operators, nurses, and anyone working here is lovely and caring. They explain everything, they make you comfortable. Best care. Always grateful.

The hospital has wide area. The parking area is very wide and good. The payment for parking is expensive a little bit, in downtown and this kind of area it is expected. After parking your vehicle you have to go inside and pay if you pass the first automatic door at the main entrance of the hospital. For inside service you have to follow the sign that located the location of services your need. The staffs are very good. I impressed about the friendly staff with helpful service. Thank you!

Blown away by the care and dedication of everyone who helped us through both deliveries at bc women’s. After complications thanks to baby with my first labour I was determined to have a better experience. The staff especially those from South Community worked so hard to give me what was progressing as a genuinely positive labour experience. There was a complication at the end due to baby and the team responded so quickly she was out within 7 minutes of noticing an issue. I’m so appreciative of the genuine consideration to give me a labour I wanted and beyond comforted and grateful that when things were out of our control they responded quickly and did what was needed to save baby. We will always be so grateful to the staff and feel very lucky our children were born here

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