** Who We Are **
London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), one of Canada’s largest acute-care teaching hospitals, is dedicated to excellence in patient care, teaching and research. For more than 135 years, we have provided patient care for the people of London, the region, and beyond. Many national and international medical breakthroughs have been pioneered at LHSC, to the benefit of patients at home and around the world. Through our affiliation with The University of Western Ontario and more than 30 other educational institutions, we train more than 1,800 medical and health care professionals annually.
History Of Children~s Hospital of Western
** History **
In 1917, War Memorial Children's Hospital was established at the South Street site in London, Ontario across the street from what was known as Victoria Hospital. Funds were raised by the IODE to build this special facility to care for sick children in London and surrounding area. In 1922, a three storey building called the War Memorial Children's Hospital opened with 60 beds. It had as many as 185 beds in the 70's and in 1985 moved to the Westminster site and was renamed Children's Hospital of Western Ontario (CHWO).
As a result of a merger of Victoria Hospital and University Hospital in 1995, CHWO came under the proud banner of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). On October 1, 2007, CHWO became Children’s Hospital.
Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre provides a comprehensive program consisting of 12 critical care beds, 58 inpatient beds, 7 adolescent psychiatry beds, a medical day unit, a day surgery unit and an emergency department. It serves children in London, Southwestern and Western Ontario, parts of Northern Ontario, Canada and the United States.
