Before sending patients to Emergency Departments, consider whether specialist telephone advice – now commonly available within an hour, 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, through the RACE program (604-696-2131 see Specialty Selection Menu) – may be all that you need.

Please take into account the wait times for 5 Vancouver-area hospitals, as listed at the ED Wait Times website. When sending a patient to any Emergency Department, use our cover sheets for Vancouver Coastal and western Fraser Health. Contact numbers and fax numbers are listed below.

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