Preparing for Colonoscopy

Instructions to prepare for colonoscopy

  • Your procedure will be at Surgical Day Care, Mount Saint Joseph Hospital, 3080 Prince Edward Street, Vancouver, BC (on the Kingsway side of the building next to Emergency)
  • Our office will contact you in about two business days before your scheduled date for the procedure time. If you have not received a call from us, please call our office after 2pm, two business days before at (604) 559-8811
  • You must arrange an adult to accompany you home after the procedure, failure to arrange a ride will result in cancellation. Going home alone by taxi is not acceptable
  • Please review the instructions below carefully one week before the procedure.
► Colonoscopy Preparation Instructions 結腸鏡檢查前的預備指南

Information sheet to help patients preparing for colonoscopy procedure. The instructions are in both English and Chinese. 

► Instructions and Map to Surgical Day Care at MSJ – | English | 中文 |

Instructions to prepare for surgery at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital with map to Surgical Day Care area.


About Colonoscopy

► Having a Colonoscopy ► 進行結腸鏡檢查 ► 进行结肠镜检查 ► Having a Colonoscopy (Punjabi)

General information pamphlet on colonoscopy

Screening Colonoscopy from BC Cancer (English)

Screening Colonoscopy from BC Cancer (Cantonese) 結腸鏡檢查 (粵語)

Screening Colonoscopy from BC Cancer (Mandarin) 結腸鏡檢查 (普通話)

Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives (Sunnybrook Hospital)

Colorectal Cancer and its Prevention (Department of Health, Hong Kong, in Cantonese with English subtitles) 腸癌及預防 (粵語配英文字幕)