Royal Columbian Hospital

taster traveler 

on Google

a day ago

Today, I visited this Hospital’s emergency department late at night. Initially, the receptionist indicated that the wait could be about an hour or more. However, once I arranged for someone to look after my child and returned to confirm that I would stay, the wait time suddenly increased to five or six hours. This sudden change was frustrating, and to make matters worse, the staff were laughing, which is completely inappropriate for a patient dealing with symptoms like fever, headache, and possible influenza. It also makes m... read more

Sheriane Da Silva 

on Google

a day ago

Asthma emergency poorly handled — left in hallway 12 hours without care or explanation : I arrived at Royal Columbian Hospital by ambulance around 5 a.m. on Oct 25 2025 with asthma symptoms and trouble breathing. I was kept in a hallway for about 12 hours without privacy or a room, even though I saw empty spaces. I wasn’t given breakfast or lunch—my first meal was dinner at 6 p.m. Dr. Mohammed said, “If she’s well enough to complain, she’s well enough to go home,” while I was still struggling to breathe. Nurse Sara told me ... read more

Virginia Su 

on Google

a week ago

Back to Oct 9 2025 Nurses @ RCH are Christian and Josh, both of them breaks my heart, my fiance cant understand English so I was with him , his boys was here too, more beyond than that Josh used his own personal snacks to gave it to the boys, I’d never seen a nurse to do something liked this to anyone at all. So josh and christian totally broken my heart, it should be only the patient that they need to care of. At the hemo Dialysis department and oct 14th 2025,we came again for the treatment on my fiance and Josh remembered ... read more

Daria Reshetniak 

on Google

2 weeks ago

Quality X-ray service. Appointment is mandatory. 

Leeanne Lumb 

on Google

2 weeks ago

7.5 hour wait. In extreme pain. Was told by an arrogant dismissive doctor, Dr. Neil Barclay, that it wasn’t an emergency and take Naproxen and do Physio (which I told him doesn’t work and have been doing). What a waste of time and insulting. Refused to order any scans as its ’not an emergency’.