Emergency
Our Emergency Department is here to serve children whose lives may be in danger.
Learn what to expect in the SickKids Emergency Department, from arrival to being seen.
Find out if your concern needs an emergency department or primary care visit or if you are eligible for a virtual urgent care visit.
Quick Links
Call the OPC at 1-800-268-9017 or 416-813-5900 for poison emergencies or questions about poisoning.
Connect with a registered nurse day or night for free, secure and confidential health advice.
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
Before an appointment, familiarize yourself with our general guidelines for all clinical appointments.
Review this important information to help prepare for surgery.
See our current guidelines for family presence and patient visits, including policies and what not to bring.
Prepare your child for an overnight stay at the hospital.
Parking is available under the hospital, on Elm St.
Plan your route to SickKids or view maps of our campus.
Discover accessibility accommodations available to you.
Pay your bill online or by other methods.
Learn about our patient and family-centred care model.
Relax and play in our family spaces and learn more about our programming.
Financial and legal supports available to you.
Grab a bite or shop while at the hospital.
Request access to your personal record.
On-site interpreter services for patients and families with limited English proficiency.
Access your electronic health record.
Read the rights of patients and families when receiving care at SickKids, and their responsibilities towards staff and other patients and families.
Share concerns or compliments about your experience at SickKids.
Patient safety is our top priority and working together to keep you and your child safe.
Grab your prescription at Shoppers Drug Mart.
Know your rights at SickKids.
Adult care resources and supports.
What you need to know about your virtual clinic appointment.
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.
Our care extends across a wide range of clinical specialties.
Find a specific SickKids clinic.
Hospital-wide resources for the specific needs of patients and families.
Support Services
Academically grounded, clinically and organizationally-focused ethics service.
Helpful information and in-hospital support available to parents and infants.
Registered dietitians provide nutrition care in both inpatient and outpatient programs.
Child and youth counsellors support patients and families in the psychiatry and eating disorder units.
Child Life programs focus on the social and emotional impact of illness and hospitalization.
Get custom orthoses or braces for correction or improved function.
Take advantage of the benefits of therapeutic art, music and play.
Genetic counsellors translate genetic information in a way that’s accessible for families.
Support resources for your family after the loss of a child.
Offering families comprehensive information from a trusted health care professional about all immunizations.
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 services and psychosocial interventions for children, adolescents and families.
Find inter-faith support for patients, families and staff.
Referral information, clinical guidelines, lab services and more for providers.
For Health-care Providers
ACTS provides 24-hour medical advice, stabilization and inter-hospital transport for critically ill and injured children.
Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) provides diagnoses that lead to early selection of best treatment options.
To reduce gaps in patient care, SickKids permits medical directives from health-care providers.
Learn about clinical pharmacists and our Compounding Service.
Learn how community health-care providers can electronically refer patients to SickKids’ out-patient clinics.
Learn about the various rental housing accommodations available to new staff.
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
Progressing towards more predictable clinical control of brain tumours in children.
A dedicated hub supporting a global mission for better child health.
Improving child health through innovative, interdisciplinary research and novel approaches to clinical care and education.
Driving research discovery and new therapies, care, and education for cystic fibrosis to benefit children worldwide.
Bringing scholars together to address inequities in child health in Canada.
An innovative virtual centre advancing the diagnosis and treatments of children, adolescents and young adults with cancer.
Driving innovation in neurosciences and mental health disciplines, programs and services.
Leading cutting-edge research, clinical care and education for paediatric IBD patients.
One of the top three heart centres in the world, innovating cardiac clinical care, research and education.
Preventing and minimizing pain for children through integrated clinical care, education and research.
Revolutionary new approaches in studying heart failure and pursuing individualized care for all, committed to improving heart health for children and adults.
Canada's most research-intensive paediatric transplant program, and the largest centre dedicated to transplant care.
The International Patient Program provides children living outside of Canada access to specialized paediatric care.
Read our approach to achieving unprecedented outcomes in child and youth mental health.
We're committed to collaborating with partners on culturally appropriate services for Indigenous children and families.
The Saliva Testing Program at SickKids offers free saliva test kits to symptomatic students and staff in select schools and outpatient environments (eg. SickKids ED) across the Toronto area.
Facilitates timely access to high-quality paediatric surgical care for patients and families.
News
Read the latest news and stories at SickKids.
Find the latest SickKids news and stories in our newsroom.
Read guidance documents and reports by SickKids experts.
All media inquiries are coordinated through Communications & Public Affairs.
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