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Organization: Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre  
Phone Numbers: Switchboard: 519-685-8500
Emergency Department: 519-685-8141
Patient Information: 519-685-8500
Website: www.lhsc.on.ca/About_Us/Childrens_Hospital/
Address:
800 Commissioners Rd E
London, ON
N6C 2V5
Intersection: Commissioners Rd E and Wellington Rd
Location: South London
Accessibility:     Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Administration: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Emergency Department: Daily 24 hour
Executives: Val Rousom - Director, Children's Care

519-685-8500 ext 55403
Dr Guido Filler - Chair and Chief of Paediatrics

519-685-8500 ext 58377
Contacts: Maryla Gallagher - Administrative Assistant

519-685-8500 ext 55403
Service 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
Fees: Covered by OHIP
Application: Walk in for emergency department * medical referral required for most other services
Eligibility - Population(s) Served: Infants, children and youth birth to 17 years
Languages: English
Language Note: Interpretation available upon request
Area(s) Served: Southwestern Ontario
See Also: Health Care Facilities for Children and Youth
Hospitals

This information was last completely updated on 5/15/2012

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