Our multidisciplinary team at the Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) Clinic accepts patients from all over British Columbia through our centralized referral system and provides care for patients at risk of placenta accreta.
Patients at Royal Columbian Hospital have access to:
- Obstetric ultrasonography with experience in PAS disorders
- MR imaging with experienced radiologists
- A Level III maternity unit
- Adult ICU
- Obstetric anaesthesiology
- Hematology
- Massive transfusion capacity
- Cell salvage and perfusionist services
- A specialist surgical team available (including urogynecology/urology, vascular surgery, and general surgery)
- Interventional radiology
- Level III NICU
- Adequate surgeon-volume caseload
Our improved referral system and patient management promotes early detection, provides coordinated care and improves patient outcomes.
Parking and Transportation
Public transportation (Bus & Sky Train) available. Limited pay parking available.
Payment methods to purchase parking:
- Pay Station
- hangTag app (through apple app store or google play store)
- hangTag Park + Pay (no app required, see link below)
| Parking rates | HCC Parkade (1500) | MHSU Parkade (69) |
| hangTag Park + Pay |
641500 | 640069 |
| First hour | $5.25 | $5.25 |
| Each additional hour | $3.50 | $3.50 |
| Day rate | $11.25 | $11.25 |
| Evenings | $5.25 | $5.25 |
| 24-hour rate | $16.50 | N/A |
Please note: the 24-hour rate is only valid in the Royal Columbian Hospital Home and Community Care (HCC) parkade and not in the Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) parkade.
*If you have difficulty paying for parking, financial hardship permits may be available on a case-by-case basis. Please talk to your unit social worker for more information or contact Parking Administration at 604-930-5440 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) or email LMCParking@fraserhealth.ca..
Hours of operation
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Open visiting hours, but please be considerate of other patients who may need rest.
If you are not feeling well, or have been exposed to an infectious illness, please do not visit.
Referral
- Please review the PAS Clinic referral form. If the patient meets referral criteria, fax the referral form and patient records to 604-520-4183.
- Provide our patient information sheet to your patient.
- Prescribe iron supplementation, except for rare patients with contraindications, eg. Hemochromatosis. Target hemoglobin >110g/L and ferritin >50ug/L
- Continue routine prenatal care.