Rapid Access Neurology at Lions Gate Hospital
- 231 East 15th Street North Vancouver, BC V7L 2L7
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- Phone: 604-984-5981
- Fax: 604-984-3478
Includes neurological consultation and examination, review of imaging, ordering of necessary diagnostic tests to facilitate a workup for causes of stroke and recommendations on management and prevention.
Other urgent general neurology cases including first onset seizure, worrisome headaches and vertigo, and diplopia referred by emergency rooms are also often triaged to be seen urgently in this clinic.
How to access
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Get a referral
All patients require a referral from a health-care practitioner to be seen in this clinic. Referrals are triaged based on the urgency of symptoms in the referral note.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
The clinic is closed on weekends and statutory holidays.
How to get here
This service is located next to registration services (admitting) in the Denis & Joan Creighton Outpatient Care Centre building at Lions Gate Hospital.
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.