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The Paediatric Critical Care Unit at Children's Hospital is one of only three places in Ontario and one of six in Canada that trains Paediatric Critical Care Physicians and allows for that teaching process. This state-of-the-art unit provides specialized care for children with life-threatening acute illness or organ system failure requiring artificial life support. Recovery from surgeries such as orthopedic, neurosurgical, craniofacial and transplant procedures are also part of the expert care provided.
The Team:
- Dr. Ram Singh, Associate Professor, Director Paediatric Critical Care Unit, Director Neonatal and Paediatric Transport Team for SWO, Program Director Paediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Dr. Jennifer Foster, Assistant Professor, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
- Dr. Alik Kornecki, Associate Professor, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
- Dr. Gavin Morrison, Assistant Professor, Paediatric Critical Care Unit
Multi-disciplinary team of paediatric physicians, specially certified nurses, paediatric respiratory therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, social workers, child life and rehabilitation therapists
- Intensivists are board certified in their primary speciality and have received further training in paediatric intensive care
- Intensivists are academic physicians with multiple roles within the hospital including cutting-edge research, teaching and committee work
The Facts:
- 12 beds available for critically ill children from infancy to 17 years of age
- Admission rate of 750 children and infants annually
- 50% require acute mechanical ventilation
- 75% of case mix consists of acute respiratory failure, postoperative neurosurgery, neurology, trauma and newborn critical care
- Remaining 25% are distributed among ear/nose/throat (ENT), gastroenterology, liver transplant, hematology/oncology, endocrinology, infectious disease, general surgery and nephrology
- Average length of stay is 4.2 days
- 24 hour consultation service to emergency, wards, delivery rooms and cardiac arrest teams at CHWO
- 24 hour telephone consult services to physicians in southwest and beyond
800 Commissioners Road East, Rm E6-103
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5W9
Tel: (519) 685-8129 Fax: (519) 685-8156