Preparing For Your Visit to Sunny Hill and Research BCCH1461 © 2016 BC Children’s Hospital BC Children’s © 2016 BCCH1461 3644 Slocan Street Fax: (604) 453-8301 Phone: (604) 453-8300 Vancouver, BC V5M 3E8 Vancouver, Toll Free: 1-888-300-3088 Toll www.bcchildrens.ca/sunnyhill unny Hill Health Centre For Children Promoting Better Health for Children with Promoting Better Health for Children with S Disabilities through Clinical Services, Education Disabilities through Clinical Services, Education Please contact us Sunny Hill has a cash-only cafeteria that that cafeteria a cash-only Hill has Sunny sandwiches, such as snacks lunch and offers we have some muffins. As well, soup, and can buy where you vending machines has two drinks. Our cafeteria snacks and a kettle and ovens, a toaster, microwave own food. A to bring your if you prefer can also available. You change machine is in the refrigerator in store food here or to write your name Family Place. Be sure on it. around Sunny There are a few restaurants McDonalds, a Hill including Subway, a sushi restaurant on pizza restaurant, and There is also a small Grandview Highway. corner of Slocan and grocery store at the 22nd Street. Other questions? 4201 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby 4201 Lougheed Highway, (604) 298-2010; (800) 590-3932 www.executivehotels.net/burnabyhotel/ Holiday Inn Express Vancouver 2889 East Hastings Street, Vancouver (604) 254-1000; (877) 660-8550 We are from out of town. Where can Where out of town. from are We and eat? stay we and hotels have special rates Some local motels Rates vary depending for Sunny Hill families. Some you are in Vancouver. on the time of year places to stay are: Accent Inn 3777 Henning Drive, Burnaby (604) 473-5000; (800) 663-0298 [email protected] Metro Days Inn Vancouver Vancouver 2075 Kingsway, (604) 876-5531; (800) 564-4792 [email protected] Easter Seal House (604) 736-3475 3981 Oak Street, Vancouver Reservations only: (800) 818-3666 Executive Inn Hotel Where do I park? do Where in our main parking free at Sunny Hill Parking is park on some can also Street. You lot on Slocan Do signs carefully. read the posted streets, but or near Sunny Hill in front of the houses not park towed. may be ticketed or your car

Translink for information, or visit for information, Translink www.yvr.ca. their website: www.bcferries.bc.ca contact Vancouver, If you are flying to If you are arriving from Vancouver Island If you are arriving from Vancouver and need information about ferry schedules, or go to call 1-888-bcferry (1-888-223-3779), For information regarding transit services, For information regarding transit services, call (604) 953-3333 or online at www.translink.bc.ca Slocan is wheelchair accessible, and closest to Slocan is wheelchair accessible, and the hospital. The Translink bus stops on Renfrew Street The Translink and near 22nd Avenue near 21st Avenue, and and Slocan Street. The bus stop at 22nd Is there public transit to to public transit Is there Hill? Sunny Street at Kingsway. Follow Slocan Street to Follow Street at Kingsway. Sunny Hill. Drive to the Knight Street North exit. Drive to the Knight Turn Follow Knight Street to 33rd Avenue. which turns into Slocan right on 33rd Ave Arthur Laing Bridge leading into Vancouver. leading into Vancouver. Arthur Laing Bridge exit onto South West Stay on the left and East on SW Marine Marine Drive. Go Airport exit becomes Grant McConachie Airport exit becomes becomes Way Grant McConachie Way. Street to Sunny Hill. International Airport From Vancouver East then Knight Street Exit only to 33rd Knight Street Exit East then into which turns Ave right on 33rd Turn Ave. Follow Slocan at Kingsway. Slocan Street Exit becomes Hwy 17. Take Hwy 99 North Hwy 99 Take Hwy 17. becomes Exit Merge onto ramp to Richmond/Vancouver. 91 Exit 37 to Hwy North. Take Route 99 From Tsawwassen ferry terminal ferry Tsawwassen From What will happen at my child’s What should I bring to Sunny Hill? Valuables up to you and your child’s community team to implement the recommendations made in Please do not bring any valuables with you to assessment? Please bring: the report. Sunny Hill. We are not responsible for lost or An assessment usually takes several hours • your child’s BC care card missing items. over the course of the day. Sometimes • your child’s BC Children’s Hospital blue card Where is Sunny Hill? the assessment may need to be scheduled Non-medical drugs and alcohol We are at 3644 Slocan Street, Vancouver. over two days. Your child should wear • appointment letter Absolutely no alcohol or non-medical drugs are Sunny Hill Health Centre is part of running shoes and loose comfortable • list of any medications and the amounts that allowed at Sunny Hill. If you are found with Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of clothing to the assessment. your child is taking them, security services will escort you from the British Columbia, but it is not located at the • notepaper and pen During the assessment, you will be asked building. Children’s Hospital. about your child’s development, strengths To make the day go smoothly for your child, and areas of difficulty. You may want to bring: When do I hear about the results? bring a friend or relative with you as a support person. • snack A family conference is scheduled once all • activities for when your child has free time assessments are completed. The team reviews Your child will be asked to complete (book, colouring, etc.) your child’s assessment findings and identifies some activities and tests, and will be strengths and areas where your child requires observed while he or she plays. This will • anything that will put your child at ease assistance. You and your community team will be help the team understand how your child (favourite toy, blanket, etc.) asked to help develop a plan for your child. learns and is developing. If your child It will help the team assess your child if you is scheduled to see the developmental You decide who attends the family conference. bring: pediatrician, a neurological and physical We can arrange for your child to be looked after examination will also be scheduled. No • notes from your observations of your child during this meeting, but you will need to arrange From BC’s Children’s Hospital medical investigations will be done at this leading up to the visit for someone to look after any siblings that you time. • any written comments you have from teachers, decide to bring along. With advance notice we Take 33rd Ave East. It will turn into Slocan can also arrange a telephone conference with any Street at Kingsway. Follow Slocan Street to Sunny Hill is a teaching facility. There doctors, therapists, and others who know your community team members who are unable to Sunny Hill. may be a student or trainee involved in child well attend the conference in person. your child’s assessment. • copies of any recent formal assessments From the East A report is prepared and sent to you and to any • drawing and writing samples from your child Follow Highway 1 (the freeway or Trans others you want to receive it. This may include Are services available in • a recent photograph of your child Canada) to Grandview Highway (12th your child’s doctor, school or therapists. languages other than English? Avenue Exit). Follow Grandview Highway What should I leave at home? past Renfrew Street to Slocan Street and turn Yes. We will arrange for an interpreter to What happens after the assessment? left up the hill to Sunny Hill. be present during your appointments if Scent-free you need one. Please let us know if you Your child’s report will outline recommendations From Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal Sunny Hill is a scent-free environment for the that will help your child at home, at school need an interpreter. Follow the freeway east across the 2nd benefit of our patients, families and staff. Please and in the community. Follow-up may also be Narrows Bridge. Take the McGill Street exit do not wear perfume or cologne. recommended to see if there are any diagnoses (right) to Renfrew Street, turn left and follow that help to explain your child’s difficulties. It is Renfrew to Grandview Highway (12th Ave). Turn Right. The second light is Slocan Street. Turn left and up the hill.