Mental Health Inpatient Services at the HOpe Centre
- 1337 St. Andrews Avenue, 4th floor North Vancouver, BC V7L 3L4
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- Phone: (604) 988-3131
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Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433
BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
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The HOpe Centre Mental Health Inpatient Unit (also known as HOpe 4) provides acute inpatient assessment and treatment services. Services are multi-disciplinary with the goal of stabilizing the acute illness and linking the patient to community mental health and substance use services for follow-up and continued treatment and recovery.
Acute Inpatient Services provides:
- Comprehensive assessment including psychiatric, physical, psychosocial, occupational, spiritual and nursing information
- Personalized care plans designed by the treatment team in collaboration with the individual and/or the family as appropriate
- Treatment based on the individual’s care plan
- Discharge planning to enable the individual greatest success
A therapeutic activity program is available and activities are scheduled each morning. All patients are encouraged to participate as they are able.
How to access
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Check eligibility
- Adults aged 19 and over who require psychiatric hospitalization in an acute care, mental health setting.
- The patient population may include people experiencing mental illness, concurrent disorders, eating disorders, head injuries, dementia and forensic issues.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Tuesday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Thursday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Friday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday: 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Sunday: 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Holidays 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Parking & transportation
Lions Gate Hospital is located on 231 East 15th Street in North Vancouver.
Paid visitor parking is available in the hospital parkade on 15th Street, east of St. Georges Avenue.
For detailed information regarding parking, public transit and wheelchair accessibility, please review the LGH Patient & Family Handbook.
Download parking rates for VCH facilities.
Emergency department patient drop off area
There is a dedicated five-minute patient drop-off area located in front of the emergency department accessible by St Georges Ave.
Electric vehicle charging
Designated electric vehicle charging stations are available for patients and visitors. Charging is available for up to 4 hours at Level 2 stations and up to 1 hour at Level 3 stations. Please review our electric vehicle charging station etiquette for more information.
Electric vehicle charging stations at Lions Gate Hospital:
| EV Charger Type | Parking Stall Number |
| Level 1 Charger | Hope Centre 676-677, 736-737 |
| Level 2 Charger | P1 91-93 P2 343-344, 367-372 |
| Level 3 Charger | P1 94-95 P2 345-346 |
More about the services
Acute Inpatient Services provides:
- Comprehensive assessment including psychiatric, physical, psychosocial, occupational, spiritual and nursing information
- Personalized care plans designed by the treatment team in collaboration with the individual and/or the family as appropriate
- Treatment based on the individual’s care plan
- Discharge planning to enable the individual greatest success
A therapeutic activity program is available and activities are scheduled each morning. All patients are encouraged to participate as they are able.
Lions Gate Hospital (LGH)
Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) provides a full range of general and many specialized acute care services, including general medicine, emergency and critical care, general surgery, orthopedics, maternity, pediatrics, psychiatry, chemotherapy, cardiac care, diagnostics, nuclear medicine, palliative care, rehabilitative services and neurosurgery.