Children~s Hospital of Western

Name :

Children~s Hospital of Western

Address  :

800 Commissioners Road East
PO Box 5010

Town  :

London

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

N6A 4G5

Phone  :

519 685 8484

Web URL  :


Description

Who We Are
London Health Sciences Centre LHSC one of Canadas largest acutecare teaching hospitals is dedicated to excellence in patient care teaching and research For more than 135 years we have provided patient care for the people of London the region and beyond Many national and international medical breakthroughs have been pioneered at LHSC to the benefit of patients at home and around the world Through our affiliation with The University of Western Ontario and more than 30 other educational institutions we train more than 1800 medical and health care professionals annually


History

History
In 1917 War Memorial Childrens Hospital was established at the South Street site in London Ontario across the street from what was known as Victoria Hospital Funds were raised by the IODE to build this special facility to care for sick children in London and surrounding area In 1922 a three storey building called the War Memorial Childrens Hospital opened with 60 beds It had as many as 185 beds in the 70s and in 1985 moved to the Westminster site and was renamed Childrens Hospital of Western Ontario CHWO

As a result of a merger of Victoria Hospital and University Hospital in 1995 CHWO came under the proud banner of the London Health Sciences Centre LHSC On October 1 2007 CHWO became Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre provides a comprehensive program consisting of 12 critical care beds 58 inpatient beds 7 adolescent psychiatry beds a medical day unit a day surgery unit and an emergency department It serves children in London Southwestern and Western Ontario parts of Northern Ontario Canada and the United States
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