The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg

The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg

Infobox Hospital
Name = The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg
Org/Group = Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Location = 820 Sherbrook Street
Region = Winnipeg
State = Manitoba
Country = Canada
HealthCare = Medicare
Type = Teaching
Speciality =
Standards =
Emergency = Yes
Affiliation= University of Manitoba
Beds = 127
Founded = 1909
Closed =
Website = http://www.wch.ca/ Winnipeg Children's Hospital
Wiki-Links = |

The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg is a children's hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is located on the campus of the Health Sciences Centre near downtown Winnipeg and is the only hospital between Toronto and Calgary that is expressly devoted to the health care of children. [cite web|url=http://www.goodbear.mb.ca/hospital_info.aspx|title = Hospital Info |author = Children's Hospital Foundation |accessdate=2008-01-19]

The hospital was founded in 1909 and was staffed by one nurse and volunteer doctors and surgeons.

Today the hospital has an Emergency Room for children and has pediatric and neo-natal intensive care units. There are also inpatient units for surgery, pediatric oncology, burns and plastic surgery. There are numerous outpatient clinics.

The Child Life Department is an integral part of Children's Hospital. This department of specialists is involved in running the playroom, the in-hospital television station (CHTV), music therapy and the clown program. This department exists to help children and their families cope with all aspects of illness and hospitalization by relieving stress and anxiety.

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External links

[http://www.wch.ca/ Winnipeg Children's Hospital] [http://www.hsc.mb.ca/placecard23.htm Child Life Department]


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