Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre |
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| Address & Phone(s) | ||||
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| Address | 800 Commissioners Rd E London, ON N6C 2V5 | |||
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible | |||
| Intersection | Commissioners Rd E and Wellington Rd | |||
| Office Phone | Switchboard: 519-685-8500 Emergency Department: 519-685-8141 Patient Information: 519-685-8500 | |||
| Description & Services | ||||
| Description | Active treatment hospital with a paediatric emergency department * 62 medical and surgical beds, 11 acute child and adolescent mental health beds and 13 paediatric critical care beds * 42 bed Level III NICU * rooming-in is available Acute Paediatric Rehabilitation Services - Focus on inpatient care, with services provided to inpatients and through designated outpatient clinics to children Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program - Offers clinical services to children and youth with mental health difficulties Child and Family Resource Centre - Offers a quiet and comfortable setting where patients, family members and staff, can find current information on a wide range of paediatric health issues Child Asthma Clinic - Offers services of diagnosis, education and on-going management for asthma Child Life Services - Program works to meet the psychosocial needs of children and youth while being in the hospital by helping them adjust to and understand hospitalization, medical procedures, illness and injury Childhood Cancer Program - Hematology/Oncology - Comprehensive, family-centred care to children with cancer through an interdisciplinary team approach Children’s Emergency Department - Provides specialized paediatric care for babies, children and teens who have acute life-threatening injuries or severe illnesses Dr JC Rathbun Memorial Library - Paediatric medical/clinical library * full service library to support patient care, staff/student education and medical research Interlink Community Cancer Nurse - Paediatric Program - Experienced pediatric oncology nurse, serving as a specialized resource to families in the hospital, home or community settings Medical Genetics Program of Southwestern Ontario - Comprehensive services in medical genetics to individuals with genetic concerns and consultative assistance to physicians Occupational Therapy - Outpatient and inpatient services that help people maximize function to perform activities of daily living Orthopaedic Surgery and Paediatric Orthopaedics - Provides surgical and non-surgical treatment to children and young adults with a wide range of developmental disorders, congenital, neuromuscular and post-traumatic problems with bones joints and tendons Paediatric Cardiology - Doctors treat heart problems in children before they are born, through their childhood and adolescence and into adulthood Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) - 12-bed critical care unit Paediatric Diabetes Team - Diabetes education, Type 1, Type 2 and at risk, taught in an outpatient setting over a four to six week period Paediatric Medical Day Unit - Provides care for children in the form of medical/diagnostic interventions/treatments, as well as outpatient clinics Paediatric Nephrology and Hypertension Clinic - Provides a full range of clinical inpatient and outpatient care for children with acute and chronic kidney disease, congenital renal abnormalities and hypertension Paediatric Respiratory Care - Provides assessment and management to treat children with heart and lung problems Paediatric Trauma Program - Provides specialized and emergency trauma care to the most seriously injured children Palliative Care - Palliative care is the combination of active and compassionate therapies intended to comfort and support individuals and families who are living with, or dying from a progressive life-threatening illness or are bereaved Pediatric Symptom Management and Supportive Care - Consultative service providing complex pain and symptom management, advanced care planning, transition to home services, end-of-life care, grief and bereavement support for parents and siblings Social Work - Provides assessments, counselling, discharge planning services, information and education Speech Language Pathology - Outpatient and inpatient therapy services to individuals with language, speech, speech-voice and cognitive-communicative disorders | |||
| Hours | Administration: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm Emergency Department: Daily 24 hour | |||
| Eligibility | Ages: 17 year(s) and under Infants, children and youth birth to 17 years | |||
| Application | Walk in for emergency department * medical referral required for most other services | |||
| Contact Information | ||||
| Website | www.lhsc.on.ca/About_Us/Childrens_Hospital/ | |||
| Primary Contact | Maryla Gallagher, Administrative Assistant; Phone: 519-685-8500 ext 55403 | |||
| Primary Executive | Val Rousom, Director, Children's Care; Phone: 519-685-8500 ext 55403 | |||
| Alternate Executive | Dr Guido Filler, Chair and Chief of Paediatrics; Phone: 519-685-8500 ext 58377 | |||
| Subjects | ||||
| Subjects | Cancer ; Infants | |||
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