Provides dialysis support to hospital patients with complex care needs. Also provides chronic dialysis support to outpatients in the hospital setting.
Description: Royal Columbian Hospital's hemodialysis program is managed by the renal unit. Provides on-site hemodialysis for patients with complex care issues and those managing home-based peritoneal dialysis.
Address Notes
Located on the third floor of the Health Care Centre.
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
Saturday | Sunday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Eligibility
For patients aged 18 and over.
Referral
A referral from a nephrologist is required.
Fees
This service is provided to individuals with Provincial Health Insurance; otherwise it is billable.
Out-of-country dialysis visitors:
- A one-time fee for the nephrologist consultation
- A treatment fee paid to the kidney doctor at each dialysis treatment
- Each dialysis treatment has a fee that is paid prior to each treatment
Resources
All patients must have current relevant laboratory tests. All out-of-country dialysis visitors must complete and return a letter of agreement before final acceptance. The letter of agreement forms will be sent or faxed to all interested visitors.