Where We Are

We are located in Burnaby, B.C., Canada, south of Metrotown Mall, at 7451 Sussex Avenue between Imperial Avenue and Rumble Street.

If you are driving, the Centre is located east of Willingdon Avenue, south of Imperial Avenue and north of Rumble Street.

If are using public transit, the #116 Edmonds Station, the #C7 Edmonds Station and the #C6 Suncrest buses regularly depart from the Metrotown bus loop and stop directly in front of the Centre.         

              
Our History                   

St. Michael's Centre was opened in July 1981, under the sponsorship of the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and United Churches. At that time, we had 40 intermediate care beds and 40 extended care beds.

An expansion completed in March 1992, added an additional 88 Extended Care beds in the new ‘A’ Wing, bringing our bed count to 168.

In 2001, in response to a growing need in the Burnaby community for Hospice beds, we shifted our focus and joined with the Fraser Health Authority’s Regional Hospice Palliative Care Program to create a Hospice Unit within the Centre.   This initiative necessitated the closure of our 40 bed intermediate care unit and the complete renovation of our ‘D’ Wing.   The result, which was completed in May 2002, was a new 16 bed self-contained Hospice Unit on the lower floor and a centralized Administrative area on the upper floor and a total bed count of 144 beds.

In 2005, renovations were also completed on selected areas of ‘B’ Wing to give it a more modern look.  

In 2006, St. Michael’s Centre celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Our Residents / Patients

St. Michael's Centre provides residence and care to people who have been assessed as needing Complex Care level services or Hospice Care. St. Michael's Centre is open to all people regardless of faith, race, sex, or national background. The majority of residents/patients at any one time are usually from Burnaby. We are able to provide for 128 Complex Care residents and 16 Hospice patients.

Our Staff

There are thirteen departments at St. Michael's Centre; seven of these provide direct care to residents/patients. The other six departments mainly provide support services to the direct care staff, although in some cases they also provide services directly to residents/patients. Some of these departments have several levels of staff with differing responsibilities toward resident/patient care.

Like our residents, our staff have a variety of nationalities, races and faiths. Personal care to residents is provided by both male and female staff.