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Dedicated to the emergency care of children, the Children's Hospital, the Paediatric Emergency Department is the only designated Paediatric ED between Toronto's HSC and Winnipeg's Children's Hospital. It is one of four provincially recognized ED's in Ontario with an annual volume of 39,000 patient visits. It is the Paediatric Trauma Centre for southwestern Ontario serving a population of 1.8 million people. The CH Paediatric ED is part of the London Health Sciences hospital complex. The facility was opened in 2000 and is one of three emergency departments within the Emergency Care Program at LHSC.
The Paediatric Emergency Department is located at Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre. The adult and paediatric emergency departments share a common entrance and some facilities but have separate areas for the care of their respective populations.

Included in the paediatric emergency patient care area is an area for the care of ill and injured patients, intermediated care area and an ambulatory care area for the care of minor illness and injury. The Paediatric Emergency is adjacent to the main diagnostic imaging facilities (CT, Ultrasound, MRI).  There are dedicated elevators are available to move patients to the Intensive Care Units and/or the Operating Suite.

Comprehensive emergency care for children from birth through adolescence is provided by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapist, child life specialists and social workers; all specifically trained in the care of children. Included in the scope of practice is the utilization of Point of Care Ultrasound and point of care x-rays for complicated fracture reduction.  
The Children’s Hospital Emergency Department has an excellent working relationship with Children’s Medical and Surgical Pediatric Subspecialist.

The Children's Hospital Paediatric Emergency Department offers an accredited Fellowship Program in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. The faculty are involved in numerous academic research and teaching activities.

The Team:

• Dr. Rod Lim, Medical Director
• Dr. Sheena Belisle
• Dr. Grace Bravo
• Dr. Marcia Edmonds
• Dr. Daryl Graham
• Dr. Mohamad Halabi
• Dr. Krista Helleman
• Dr. Victor Istasy
• Dr. Gary Joubert
• Dr. Anna Kempinska
• Dr. Jennifer Kilgar
• Dr. Charisse Kwan
• Dr. Helen Levin
• Dr. Eman Loubani
• Dr. Tim Lynch  Deputy Medical Director
• Dr. Shruti Mehrotra
• Dr. Amita Misir
• Dr. Greg Mosdossy
• Dr. Naveen Poonai
• Dr. Gurinder Sangha
• Dr. David Warren 

• 39,000 patients annually
• 3,200 non-emergent patients annually