For a premature baby, the world can arrive too soon, too bright, too loud, and too cold. That is why an OmniBed matters. Children’s Hospital needs a new Giraffe OmniBed for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). At a cost of close to $74,000.00, this specialized bed provides the highest […]

For babies born extremely early, breathing can be their first and greatest challenge — their lungs are still developing and often too fragile for conventional ventilation alone. A jet ventilator gives the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team another option when a micro preemie (a new term for very early delivery) needs specialized respiratory support.

Born at 25 weeks weighing just 500 grams, Milanah wasn’t expected to survive her first hours — let alone walk, talk, or feed herself. Follow her 132-day NICU journey, and see how she’s thriving five years later.

Not long ago, Maxine was a busy little girl in daycare. Then her mom noticed something wasn’t right — and a stage 4 Wilms tumour changed everything. See how Children’s Hospital helped Maxine’s family feel safe through months of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation.

For most high school students, a research laboratory is a place they only read about in textbooks. But thanks to ENRICH (Empowering the Next Generation through Research Internships in Child Health) – a growing group of local students are spending their summers doing real science alongside the researchers working to […]

Every breakthrough in children’s health begins with questions. What if doctors could detect disease before a child ever became seriously ill? What if just a single drop of blood could reveal thousands of clues about a child’s health, leading to earlier diagnoses and more personalized treatments? Thanks to the generosity […]

When Stefanie Biggar talks about Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), she doesn’t describe it as a place her family just visits. “It’s kind of like our second home.”  Her son, Dyson, has spent much of his young life in and out of the hospital. Born at just […]

Decades ago, sequencing a single human genome was a massive scientific undertaking – taking nearly a decade, hundreds of researchers, and millions of dollars. Today, that same process can happen in just days. For Dr. Richard Kim and his team, this leap forward isn’t just about speed – it’s about […]

When a critically ill child arrives at a community hospital, every second matters. Yet for many health care teams, these moments are rare – high pressure situations that require immediate action, precision, and confidence. Children’s Health Foundation is helping address this gap by supporting the expansion of the Paediatric Regional […]

When a child’s life hangs in the balance, there is no room for trial and error. That is why the Michael Gunning Simulation Centre is so important. It gives new and seasoned frontline teams a realistic, high-stakes environment where they can sharpen skills, strengthen teamwork and prepare for critical situations before they happen in real life.

There is no time to pause. But for many hospitals across Southwestern Ontario, the most serious Paediatric emergencies are also the ones teams see least often. That is what makes preparation so important.

Most shifts move between the ordinary and the urgent without warning. One room may hold a child who will be discharged within the hour. Another may hold a life-or-limb emergency requiring multiple teams and immediate action.

That pace, and that unpredictability, is part of what defines the job.

In 2011, Roger’s young son, Hunter, experienced a severe E. coli infection and was rushed to Children’s Hospital in London. What followed were two months no parent ever forgets. 

The morning Kaiden Babcock was born, his parents had no reason to expect what was coming. He was small and new, and the world was just beginning. But within weeks, the word “rare” would change everything.  At just one month old, Kaiden was diagnosed with Infantile-onset Pompe disease (IOPD) – […]

When Hudson was 10 months old, his life – and ours – was placed in the hands of an extraordinary team. Our son’s future is bright because Dr. Chantel Cacciotti and Hudson’s entire care team refused to settle for anything less, pursuing excellence at every opportunity. Because of them, we are filled with hope.

Joey was only four years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Just a month later, his family suffered the unimaginable loss of his mother. Overnight, Joey and his dad were navigating grief, uncertainty, and the reality of a life-threatening diagnosis.

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