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About SickKids
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children's health in the country.
With passionate and dedicated staff, SickKids is much more than a hospital. We work each day to provide the best in child and family-centred care, pioneer ground-breaking clinical and scientific advancements, and train the next generation of experts in child health.
Together, we are advancing Precision Child Health, a movement to individualize care for every child based on what makes them unique - from their genetic code to their postal code.
This is SickKids 2030
Let's break barriers, rewrite the rules
Child and youth health care has long been limited by boundaries, traditions and old ways of doing things… but that’s about to change. Read more about our plan to redefine paediatric health care.
What we do
Child & family-centred care
SickKids’ approach for delivering health care is centred on the needs of patients and their families, covering a wide range of clinical departments. To support the patient and family experience, our Family Spaces offer opportunities for family recreation and programming, while Interpreter and Spiritual & Religious Care services make our environment accessible to the unique needs of your family.
We also partner with families to help shape our services and care through the Family Advisory Network. Learn more about our other patient and family-centred care services.
Innovation in child health research
The SickKids Research Institute is Canada’s largest, hospital-based child health research institute dedicated to improving the health of children. Our research programs range from basic discovery research all the way to clinical care and are supported by state-of-the-art expertise, technologies and facilities.
SickKids is ranked as one of Canada’s top 40 research hospitals, where every child has the opportunity to participate in clinical research.
Teaching the next generation of health-care professionals
The SickKids Learning Institute (LI) aims to improve child health outcomes and systems of care through education. We’ve developed collaborative and innovative partnerships and programming to support faculty development, educate patients and families, and inspire learners from all backgrounds. From dynamic simulations and hands-on training to our International Learner Program, we help advance knowledge and skills locally, nationally and throughout the world.
Worldwide activities
SickKids engages in a variety of initiatives to improve child health around the world. These include the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, SickKids International, our International Patient Program, and more.
Explore SickKids history
Discover how SickKids grew from humble beginnings to become a world leader in children's health, committed to our vision: Healthier Children. A Better World.
An inspired hospital of the future
Project Horizon, our campus redevelopment project, aims to build an inspired hospital of the future, transform how we deliver care, and empower patients and families to be partners in their care.
Accreditation with Exemplary Standing
SickKids has been awarded Accreditation with Exemplary Standing, the highest standing possible from Accreditation Canada! Every four years, SickKids undergoes an accreditation process by Accreditation Canada, an independent, not-for-profit organization that works with health-care organizations to help them evaluate and improve quality, safety and efficiency so they can offer the best possible care and service.
HIMSS Stage 7: recognizing digital excellence in quality health care
Working together, SickKids and CHEO have both achieved HIMSS Stage 7, the world’s highest designation for using an electronic medical record (EMR) to improve patient outcomes and engagement — which makes this achievement about safety and quality of care for children and youth; not only about technology. SickKids and CHEO are the only health-care organizations in Canada to achieve HIMSS Stage 7 for both inpatient and outpatient care.
