Dogwood lodge exterior

Dogwood Lodge Hospice is a 10-bed hospice operated by VCH. It is located inside Dogwood Lodge on West 57th Avenue and Cambie Street in Vancouver.

Please note that Dogwood Lodge is a different building than Dogwood Care Home. The hospice location inside the building is “Circle A”. 

Each client has a private room, and there is a bathroom shared between two rooms. Each room includes a new flat screen Smart TV with cable. Other amenities in the hospice include ceiling lifts in each room, bed alarms, commode chairs, wheelchairs, a shared shower and spa tub area, and a shared outdoor patio. There are six shared lounges, one for every two rooms.

VCH staff and medical staff provide compassionate and quality end-of-life care to clients, and support to their loved ones. Although there are other programs within the Dogwood Lodge building, the hospice is separate and operates as an independent program. 

How to access

  • Call us

    Call the Vancouver Community Palliative Access Line at (604) 263-7255.

Hours of operation

Currently open

We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

How to get here

Dogwood Lodge is on West 57th Avenue and Cambie Street, on the west side of Cambie. It is a few blocks south of the Langara Canada Line Station at 49th Avenue and Cambie Street. Dogwood Lodge is located two blocks north of Dogwood Care Home. 

There is a parking lot outside the building, as well as street parking. 

Public transit: Canada Line stops seven blocks north of the hospice (Langara-49th Avenue station). The number 15 Cambie bus stops on Cambie Street at 57th Avenue heading south. The number 15 Olympic Village Station bus stops on Cambie Street at 57th Avenue heading north.

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Dogwood lodge exterior

Building entrance

Dogwood Lodge Hospice - Bedroom

Client room

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Resources

    • Dogwood Lodge Hospice brochure

Dogwood Lodge

Dogwood Lodge is a former long-term care home in south Vancouver that now provides temporary space for VCH programs, such as the Dogwood Transitional Care Unit, and Dogwood Lodge Hospice. It was previously home to 113 residents, until the development of Dogwood Care Home, which is located on the same property.

Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospices

The mission of hospices within VCH is to create a unique environment for quality living and dying as individuals approach the end of their lives. Everyone involved in the journey – the individuals, their families and staff- is provided with the level of support and assistance they need.