Emergency

The B.C. health system was impacted by the global Crowdstrike disruption on July 18. Due to the tremendous efforts by everyone involved, the issue has now been resolved. We thank our staff and medical staff for quickly implementing contingency plans to ensure that our health-care services remained operational. Thank you to our patients, clients, residents and families for your understanding and patience.

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Transition Program at HOpe Centre

Need help immediately?

If there is an urgent safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to emergency at your nearest hospital.

Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433

Call BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

BC Wide Indigenous Toll-Free Crisis and Support Line - KUU-US Crisis Support Line: 1-800-588-8717

Harm reduction: Toward the Heart 

A 12-16 week rehabilitation focused psychosocial rehabilitation program for individuals with mental health and substance use concerns.

How to access

  • Get a referral

    Contact us for inquiries. Accepts referrals from other community or hospital-based mental health services.

  • Check eligibility

    Clients aaged 18 and over.

Hours of operation

Currently open

We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Visiting hours may vary depending on the unit. Please call the Lions Gate Hospital main line at (604) 988-3131 to determine visiting times before your visit.

Emergency department wait times

Parking & transportation

Lions Gate Hospital is located on 231 East 15th Street in North Vancouver.

​Paid visitor parking is available in the hospital parkade on 15th Street, east of St. Georges Avenue.

For detailed information regarding parking, public transit and wheelchair accessibility, please review the LGH Patient & Family Handbook.

Download parking rates for VCH facilities.

Lions Gate Hospital (LGH)

​Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) provides a full range of general and many specialized acute care services, including general medicine, emergency and critical care, general surgery, orthopedics, maternity, pediatrics, psychiatry, chemotherapy, cardiac care, diagnostics, nuclear medicine, palliative care, rehabilitative services and neurosurgery.

Transitions Program

Provides short-term psychosocial intervention to help clients self-managing their mental health issues while in a mental health inpatient unit or the community.