Help The Kids
Did You Know
- Last year more than 7,900 children in BC required surgery at BC Children’s Hospital for potentially life threatening illness and injury.
- The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at BC Children’s Hospital cares for over 1,000 children every year.
- BC Children’s Hospital receives more than 40,000 children in our Emergency Room each year.
- More than 202 open heart surgeries are performed at BC Children’s Hospital every year.
- 3,700 families are seen every year by the medical genetics team at BC Children’s Hospital.
The Numbers Add Up…
You’ll be helping save Children’s lives more than ever…
- 49% of the annual open heart surgeries performed at BC Children’s Hospital are on patients younger than one year old.
- BC Children’s Hospital provides expert care for more than 78,000 children every year.
- An average of 698 sick and injured children receive care every day at BC Children’s Hospital.
- More than 750 youngsters receive active treatment for cancer at BC Children’s Hospital every year.
