Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) - Vancouver Coastal Health
End of Life Care / Palliative Care, Healthcare Providers, and Home Health Care
Provided by Vancouver Coastal Health
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) refers to a doctor or nurse practitioner helping an eligible person, at the patient's capable, voluntary, and explicit request, to end their life.
The VCH Assisted Dying Program assists adult clients who have a serious and incurable illness, disease, or disability and are experiencing intolerable suffering and wish to explore having a medically assisted death.
The VCH Assisted Dying Program provides support to clients, their families and loved ones and their medical and care team through this process. The Assisted Dying Program assists clients and their care team with accessing and completing the Request for Medical Assistance in Dying form, coordinating MAiD eligibility assessments and coordinating and supporting an assisted death for those who are found eligible and wish to proceed with their assisted death.
The VCH Medical Staff MAiD page has additional information to support medical staff with MAiD requests, including suggested next steps based on the clinicians desired level of involvement in MAiD. The VCH Medical Staff MAiD page can be found here.
The Assisted Dying Program assists patients and their care providers in Vancouver Coastal Health (Richmond, Vancouver, North Shore, Sea to Sky, Sunshine Coast, Powell River, Bella Bella, Bella Coola). You may be eligible for an assisted death if you feel you meet all the criteria below if you:
The VCH Assisted Dying Program provides support to clients, their families and loved ones and their medical and care team through this process. The Assisted Dying Program assists clients and their care team with accessing and completing the Request for Medical Assistance in Dying form, coordinating MAiD eligibility assessments and coordinating and supporting an assisted death for those who are found eligible and wish to proceed with their assisted death.
The VCH Medical Staff MAiD page has additional information to support medical staff with MAiD requests, including suggested next steps based on the clinicians desired level of involvement in MAiD. The VCH Medical Staff MAiD page can be found here.
The Assisted Dying Program assists patients and their care providers in Vancouver Coastal Health (Richmond, Vancouver, North Shore, Sea to Sky, Sunshine Coast, Powell River, Bella Bella, Bella Coola). You may be eligible for an assisted death if you feel you meet all the criteria below if you:
- are at least 18 years of age;
- are eligible for publicly-funded health services in Canada;
- can make your own decisions about your health, and this decision in particular;
- have a grievous and irremediable medical condition;
- have been informed of the means that are available to relieve your suffering, including palliative care;
- are making this request of your own free will and not because of pressure or influence from others.
Contact information for other areas of BC may be found at Medical Assistance in Dying.
604-875-4249
Public email: AssistedDying@vch.ca
Website: https://www.vch.ca/public-health...
Vancouver General Hospital - 855 W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9
Open Monday to Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Wheelchair accessible.
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Health professional referral
- Physician or nurse practitioner referral
Brochures and Info
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Vancouver Coastal Health:
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- Home Health and Community Care Intake (VHC) - Sunshine Coast
- Home Health and Community Care Intake (VCH) - Vancouver
Availability
Service area: Vancouver Coastal Health Area
Service Types Provided
End of Life Care / Palliative Care
Healthcare Providers
Home Health Care
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.