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Do you need a referral to SickKids?
The EpicCare Link Service Desk is responsible for the management and support of clinicians in various practices outside SickKids who require to submit referrals to SickKids’ clinics. In addition to referral management, community clinicians can view SickKids patients charts via Chart Review in EpicCare Link.
Does SickKids have an emergency room?
The SickKids Emergency Department is there for you when your child is sick and in need of urgent care. Learn what to expect in our Emergency Department, from arrival to being seen, and what you need to know before coming. Our Emergency Department is open 24 hours, every day of the year.
How do you contact SickKids?
Contact
- General inquiries. 416-813-1500.
- Patient information / SickKids Locating. 416-813-6621.
- Find programs, clinics, services and people.
- Refer a Patient. Learn about our referral process.
- Patient Feedback. Share suggestions and concerns.
- Map & Directions. Find maps for our campus.
- Health Records Inquiries.
- Pay Your Bill.
What is SickKids known for?
SickKids is a research hospital, where every child has the opportunity to participate in clinical research and learn about ongoing SickKids studies. The SickKids Research Institute is Canada’s largest, hospital-based child health research institute dedicated to improving the health of children.
When should you take a sick child to the hospital?
Call 911 in case of:
- Choking.
- Severe difficulty breathing.
- Head injury and the child is unconscious.
- Injury to neck or spine.
- Child is not breathing or has turned blue.
- Severe burn.
- Seizure lasting more than five minutes.
- Bleeding that can’t be stopped.
How old can you be to go to SickKids?
Criteria for acceptance for treatment at SickKids includes all of the following: The child is under the age of 17, and treatment will be completed by their 18th birthday.
When should you call an ambulance for a child?
Turning blue, very pale, mottled or ashen. Difficulty breathing, fast breathing, grunting while breathing, or if your child is working hard to breathe, for example, sucking their stomach in under their ribs. Your baby or child is unusually drowsy, hard to wake up or doesn’t seem to know you.
How old do you have to be to go to SickKids Hospital?
How old do you have to be to go to SickKids hospital?
When should you go to emerg for a fever?
You should consider contacting your doctor or health care provider if your child: is less than six months old and has a fever. has a fever higher than 39°C (102°F). has a fever for more than 48 hours.
When should I take my child to A&E?
Call an ambulance if your child: stops breathing. is struggling for breath (for example, you may notice them breathing fast, panting, becoming very wheezy, or see the muscles just under their ribcage sucking in when they breathe in)
When should a 4 year old call 111?
Call 111 or your GP surgery now if your child: has other signs of illness, such as a rash, as well as a high temperature. has a high temperature that’s lasted for 5 days or more. does not want to eat, or is not their usual self and you’re worried. has a high temperature that does not come down with paracetamol.
Does SickKids have a ronald McDonald house?
Friends of the House The Montreal Ronald McDonald House counts on the generosity of Quebec citizens in order to continue offering families with sick children this lodging service, which is indispensable during treatments.