Your child has been booked for orthopaedic surgery. This pamphlet contains helpful information to help you and your child get ready.
Hearing that your child needs a surgery or procedure can be stressful. This information has been put together to help you and your child feel prepared.
Your child’s surgery has been carefully planned and now you’re waiting for procedure day. Click here and take a walk through the OR with your child to know what to expect.
Your surgeon has recommended that it is time to remove your child’s external frame! This pamphlet breaks down what to expect and how you and your child can best prepare for their frame removal.
Do you and your child need extra support? Child Life Specialists are educated and clinically trained in the developmental impact of any illness and injury you may have. Click on the blue button to learn more.
For out-of-town families, you may want to stay near the hospital prior-to or after your child’s procedure.
The BC Family Residence Program provides accommodations for any eligible out-of-town BC families with a child at BC Children’s Hospital at no cost.