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Our Emergency Department is here to serve children whose lives may be in danger.

Coming to Emergency Department
Learn what to expect in the SickKids Emergency Department, from arrival to being seen.
Virtual Urgent Care
Find out if your concern needs an emergency department or primary care visit or if you are eligible for a virtual urgent care visit.

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Ontario Poison Centre
Call the OPC at 1-800-268-9017 or 416-813-5900 for poison emergencies or questions about poisoning.
Health Connect Ontario
Connect with a registered nurse day or night for free, secure and confidential health advice.
AboutKidsHealth.ca
Find trusted information from our health experts.

Patients & Visitors

See essential information for patients and visitors, including appointment protocols, directions, where to eat and shop, plus much more.
What you need to know before your arrival.

Planning Your Visit

What you need to know before your arrival.

Coming for Appointments
Before an appointment, familiarize yourself with our general guidelines for all clinical appointments.

Coming for Surgery
Review this important information to help prepare for surgery.

Family Presence & Visiting a Patient
See our current guidelines for family presence and patient visits, including policies and what not to bring.

Staying Overnight
Prepare your child for an overnight stay at the hospital.

Parking
Parking is available under the hospital, on Elm St.

Map & Directions
Plan your route to SickKids or view maps of our campus.

Accessibility
Discover accessibility accommodations available to you.

Pay Your Bill
Pay your bill online or by other methods.

Our Care Philosophy
Learn about our patient and family-centred care model.

Family Spaces & Programming
Relax and play in our family spaces and learn more about our programming.

Financial & Legal Assistance
Financial and legal supports available to you.

Food & Shops
Grab a bite or shop while at the hospital.

Health Records Inquiries
Request access to your personal record.

Language Interpretation Services
On-site interpreter services for patients and families with limited English proficiency.

MyChart Patient Portal
Access your electronic health record.

Patient and Family Rights & Responsibilities
Read the rights of patients and families when receiving care at SickKids, and their responsibilities towards staff and other patients and families.

Patient Feedback
Share concerns or compliments about your experience at SickKids.

Safety & Infection Prevention
Patient safety is our top priority and working together to keep you and your child safe.

Pharmacy & Prescriptions
Grab your prescription at Shoppers Drug Mart.

Privacy & Your Information
Know your rights at SickKids.

Transition to Adult Care
Adult care resources and supports.

Virtual Clinic Visits
What you need to know about your virtual clinic appointment.
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Care & Services

As Canada's largest and most respected paediatric academic health sciences centre, we deliver comprehensive services across a wide range of clinical specialties.
Clinical Departments
Our care extends across a wide range of clinical specialties.

Clinics
Find a specific SickKids clinic.

Hospital-wide resources for the specific needs of patients and families.

Support Services

Hospital-wide resources for the specific needs of patients and families.

Bioethics
Academically grounded, clinically and organizationally-focused ethics service.

Breastfeeding Support & Resources
Helpful information and in-hospital support available to parents and infants.

Clinical Dietetics
Registered dietitians provide nutrition care in both inpatient and outpatient programs.

Child & Youth Counsellors
Child and youth counsellors support patients and families in the psychiatry and eating disorder units.

Child Life
Child Life programs focus on the social and emotional impact of illness and hospitalization.

Children's Orthotics
Get custom orthoses or braces for correction or improved function.

Creative Arts Therapy
Take advantage of the benefits of therapeutic art, music and play.

Genetic Counselling
Genetic counsellors translate genetic information in a way that’s accessible for families.

Grief & Bereavement Resources
Support resources for your family after the loss of a child.

Immunization InfoLine
Offering families comprehensive information from a trusted health care professional about all immunizations.

Paediatric Advanced Care Team
PACT meets with children and their families when a child is facing a serious illness to provide an extra layer of support and maximize quality of life.

Social Work
Social work services and psychosocial interventions for children, adolescents and families.

Spiritual & Religious Care
Find inter-faith support for patients, families and staff.

Referral information, clinical guidelines, lab services and more for providers.

For Health-care Providers

Referral information, clinical guidelines, lab services and more for providers.

Acute Care Transport Service
ACTS provides 24-hour medical advice, stabilization and inter-hospital transport for critically ill and injured children.

Lab & Testing Services
Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) provides diagnoses that lead to early selection of best treatment options.

Medical Directives
To reduce gaps in patient care, SickKids permits medical directives from health-care providers.

Nursing
Learn about the SickKids nursing team and our approach to care.

Pharmacy & Drug Formulary
Learn about clinical pharmacists and our Compounding Service.

Refer a Patient
Learn how community health-care providers can electronically refer patients to SickKids’ out-patient clinics.

Rental Housing for Staff
Learn about the various rental housing accommodations available to new staff.

Clinical Practice Resources
Guidelines, pathways and other documents to guide health care professionals in the management of specific health conditions.

See how each SickKids centre impacts child health research, care and education, leading to better health outcomes.

Centres

See how each SickKids centre impacts child health research, care and education, leading to better health outcomes.

Brain Tumour Research Centre
Progressing towards more predictable clinical control of brain tumours in children.

Centre for Global Child Health
A dedicated hub supporting a global mission for better child health.

Centre for Healthy Active Kids
Improving child health through innovative, interdisciplinary research and novel approaches to clinical care and education.

Centre for Image Guided Care
Advancing paediatric image-guided care, research and education to develop new treatments and technologies.

Cystic Fibrosis Centre
Driving research discovery and new therapies, care, and education for cystic fibrosis to benefit children worldwide.

Garron Family Cancer Centre
An innovative virtual centre advancing the diagnosis and treatments of children, adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Garry Hurvitz Centre for Brain & Mental Health
Driving innovation in neurosciences and mental health disciplines, programs and services.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre
Leading cutting-edge research, clinical care and education for paediatric IBD patients.

Labatt Family Heart Centre
One of the top three heart centres in the world, innovating cardiac clinical care, research and education.

Transplant & Regenerative Medicine Centre
Canada's most research-intensive paediatric transplant program, and the largest centre dedicated to transplant care.

Pain Centre
Preventing and minimizing pain for children through integrated clinical care, education and research.

Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children
Bringing scholars together to address inequities in child health in Canada.

International Patients
The International Patient Program provides children living outside of Canada access to specialized paediatric care.

Mental Health Strategy
Read our approach to achieving unprecedented outcomes in child and youth mental health.

Indigenous Health
We're committed to collaborating with partners on culturally appropriate services for Indigenous children and families.

Surgical and Endoscopy Community Partnerships Program
The Surgical and Endoscopy Community Partnerships Program (SCP) aims to reduce wait times for paediatric surgical and endoscopy procedures at SickKids and facilitate timely access to high-quality paediatric surgical care for patients and families.
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News

Read the latest news and stories at SickKids.
Current page News & Stories
Find the latest SickKids news and stories in our newsroom.

Advocacy & Reports
Read guidance documents and reports by SickKids experts.

Media Relations & Policies
All media inquiries are coordinated through Communications & Public Affairs.
December 2, 2024

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Researchers uncover how two mechano-sensing ion channels are essential to maintain healthy stem cells.
Research

Breakthrough discoveries, from bench to bedside.
About the Research Institute
Over 2,000 researchers, trainees and staff are working together to tackle the toughest challenges in child health.

Research at SickKids has led to some of the most important discoveries in paediatric health. See what we’re working on today.

Research Programs

Research at SickKids has led to some of the most important discoveries in paediatric health. See what we’re working on today.

Cell Biology
We aim to understand how cells function at the molecular level, and how these functions go awry in disease states.

Child Health Evaluative Sciences
We conduct and translate research into clinical practice, systems, and policy to improve the health and well-being of children.

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
We focus on cutting-edge developmental genetics, genomics and stem cell biology research.

Genetics & Genome Biology
We work to determine the role genes play in paediatric health by innovating sequencing and disease modelling technologies.

Molecular Medicine
We develop molecular approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases.

Neurosciences & Mental Health
We focus on advancing understanding of the brain to develop novel approaches to therapy and prevention strategies.

Translational Medicine
We bring top researchers from several disciplines together to collaborate on research affecting children’s health.

Find information about clinical research services, research ethics, and how to participate in clinical research.

Clinical Research

Find information about clinical research services, research ethics, and how to participate in clinical research.

Participate in Clinical Research
Interested in participating in clinical research at SickKids? Learn how you can get involved in the next ground-breaking study.

Clinical Research Operations
Clinical Research Operations (CR Ops) supports study teams and quality clinical research with tools, templates, education, facilities and more.

Research Ethics Board
The Research Ethics Board protects the rights and welfare of human research participants.

Learn about the programs and fellowships we offer the next generation of researchers.

Research Training Centre

Learn about the programs and fellowships we offer the next generation of researchers.

Research Training Centre
RTC supports over 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students, research fellows, and research associates at SickKids.

Summer Research Program
Conduct research in a laboratory or clinical setting with top research scientists in their fields during SickKids’ 15-week Summer Research (SSuRe) Program.

Becoming a Student or Fellow
Join us in pursuing the most innovative and impactful research happening in Canada.

Skills & Career Development
We provide research students, fellows, associates and staff with the skills they need in their current and future research careers.

Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards
Find and apply for scholarships, awards, and fellowships available to current research students and fellows

Research Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Learn about our initiatives and interventions towards creating a diverse research environment.

Core Facilities & Resources
Learn more about our world-class research core facilities.

Research Integrity
Promoting the best in research integrity, education and resources.

Nursing Research
Building capacity in paediatric nursing research worldwide through education, mentorship and collaboration.
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Learning

We embrace a culture of learning that spans the breadth of our programs and services.
About the Learning Institute
Every day we work to advance an inclusive learning culture for our staff and families.

There are always learning opportunities available at SickKids – see what programs we’re currently running.

Our Programs

There are always learning opportunities available at SickKids – see what programs we’re currently running.

Nursing & Interprofessional Education
Our clinical staff are highly trained health-care professionals who are supported through continued learning.

Simulation Program
This collaborative program is using simulation to transform the future of health care.

Knowledge Translation Program
Learn about professional development, support and tools for KT across the hospital and in the community.

Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion
IEMHP translates and promotes the science of early mental health into practice with families.

SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute
Evidence-informed learning opportunities to advance best practices in mental health care.

Handy programs and online resources for patients and families.

Patient & Family Education

Handy programs and online resources for patients and families.

AboutKidsHealth Resources
Health information from trusted SickKids experts.

CPR & Resuscitation Training for Families
Register online for CPR & resuscitation training designed for families and patients.

Connected Care for Families
A family education program providing teaching support for family caregivers preparing to go home.

Kids Science
This outreach program educates and inspires youth with interactive science experiences and programs.

School at SickKids
Board-certified teachers provide one-on-one teaching at the patient’s bedside.

Epilepsy Classroom
A brain-based program that provides special education and social-emotional support for children living with epilepsy.

Ongoing education and learning are essential to understanding new challenges in child health and finding novel treatments for them.

Continuing Professional Development

Ongoing education and learning are essential to understanding new challenges in child health and finding novel treatments for them.

Advanced Cardiology Education (ACE) Program
Learn specialized paediatric cardiac acute care clinical skills.

CIRCLES: Circumcision Learning Experience Using Simulation Workshop
Simulation-based training and education on the neonatal circumcision procedure.

Connected Care for Home Care Providers
Find paediatric education and workshops for family and community caregivers.

CPR & Resuscitation Training for Providers
Basic and advanced life support training for SickKids staff, families and community members.

International Education Services
Comprehensive programs that support clinical and non-clinical staff to enhance the delivery of paediatric care across a variety of settings and practice areas.

Knowledge Translation Training and Resources
Training workshops on knowledge translation for internal and external participants.

LITE Training Opportunities
Discover Learning Institute teaching and education training opportunities.

Mental Health Training
Virtual learning opportunities for professionals to advance best practices in mental health care.

Nurse Visitor Program
For provincial and national nursing professionals interested in our practice.

Paediatric Project ECHO
Specialty paediatric knowledge and a community of practice for community-based health-care providers.

Pain Assessment in Infants
Learn about the Premature Infant Pain Profile-Revised (PIPP-R) assessment tool for clinicians.

Project ECHO - Epilepsy Across the Lifespan
Interdisciplinary teams across Ontario specializing in epilepsy care.

Simulation Workshops
High quality simulation-enhanced education for staff, students and academic trainees.

Providing unique training experiences that inspire learners and advance child health.

Student Centre

Providing unique training experiences that inspire learners and advance child health.

Nursing Learners
Learn about our various nursing placement programs.

Health Discipline Learners
We support health discipline learners across a range of specialties.

Corporate Learners
Learn how we support education and training for our corporate learners.

Learn about event space rentals, and library and archives services.

Support Services

Learn about event space rentals, and library and archives services.

Conference Space Rentals
Host your next meeting, event or conference in our Learning Concourse.

Archives
Find historical records that help preserve the history of the hospital and its staff.

Library
The Library provides access to health science research and resources for staff, families and visitors.

Family Library
Read and relax in our Family Centre library.

Empower Reading & Learning
Evidence-based comprehensive reading intervention school programs for struggling readers.

Education Research
Education evaluation, research and scholarship.

International Education
Paediatric specialty education and training services that are customized to learners’ specific needs.

Peer Support & Trauma Response Program
Consultation and training in mental health and peer support programming.
Careers & Volunteer

Volunteer your time or take your career to the next level at SickKids.
Careers
From clinical care to research and learning, find your next role with SickKids.

Nursing
View current nursing job opportunities.

Discover rewarding volunteer opportunities for students, adults and families.

Volunteering

Discover rewarding volunteer opportunities for students, adults and families.

Volunteer Programs
View volunteer programs available for high school, post-secondary, research and adult volunteers.

Family Advisory Network
Learn how the Family Advisory Network helps us improve your hospital experience.

Women's Auxiliary Volunteers
WAV is a registered charity supporting SickKids' clinical, research and learning programs.

SPARRK Volunteers
SPARRK recruits volunteers from all disciplines. They support a variety of initiatives under the Division of Rheumatology.

SEARCH
SEARCH facilitates patient-specific research efforts in the Emergency Department.
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