Providence focuses its services on six “populations of emphasis”: people with cardiopulmonary risks and illnesses, people with kidney disease, people living with HIV/AIDS, vulnerable people in urban settings,seniors, and people living with mental illnesses. In coordination with its health partners — including the Ministry of Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, and the Provincial Health Services Authority — Providence is renowned for its research in more than 30 clinical specialties, led by the Providence Health Care Research Institute. Providence is home to the Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul’s Hospital, the Heart Centre, the BC Renal Agency, the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, and the James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research.

And while large enough to support the most advanced medical technologies, it remains in spirit a patient-focused, community-oriented organization that values leadership, independent thinking and courageous choices.

Providence’s teaching and research programs are affiliated with the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. PHC was formed in 1997 through the consolidation of CHARA Health Care Society,Holy Family Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital. The facilities that make up Providence Health Care were founded by five different Congregations of Sisters. The organization is now owned and operated by the Providence Health Care Society.

Holy Family Hospital is a recognized leader inthe provision of residential care and specialized rehabilitation for older patients from across B.C. As well, the site is home to 142 extendedcare residents.

Mount Saint Joseph Hospital is located on the east side of Vancouver. The hospital offers both acute care (140 beds) and extended care services (100 residents), and is respected throughout the province for its multiculturalfocus and community programs.

Youville Residence is a multi-level care homethat is home to 84 residents. Located in a garden setting, the residence has a full complement of staff trained to care for elderly people.

St. Vincent’s Sites include two residential caresites — Langara (a long-term care home to 221 residents) and Brock Fahrni Pavilion (an extended care home to 150 residents, many of whom are armed forces veterans) and one assisted living residence for seniors and supported housing for young adults with disabilities, Honoria Conway-Heather (part of a larger planned development for a Campus of Care).

St. Paul’s Hospital is an acute care, teaching and research hospital located in downtown Vancouver. It is home to many world-class medical and surgical programs, including cardiac services, HIV/AIDS and kidney care. St. Paul’s Hospital has 520 acute care beds.

Marion Hospice has 12 hospice beds for people who are at the end of their lives. Located at Windermere Care Centre, it is the first hospice to be located on Vancouver’s Westside.

Community Dialysis Clinics are part of Providence’s dialysis services for people with kidney disease. Clinics are operated in Sechelt, Powell River, Richmond, Squamish, Vancouver, and Vancouver’s North Shore.