LHSC expands pediatric emergency | CTV News [Video]

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has expanded its pediatric emergency department (ED) at Children’s Hospital by 50 per cent, reducing wait times.

“It’s very common for emergency departments to get that block where we really have no care spaces left, for patients,” said Dr. Rod Lim, Director of Pediatric Emergency. “And they’re (families) made to wait in the waiting rooms longer than we’d like, so we’ve really [been] able to bring and prioritize those type of patients into these care spaces and begin treatment quicker, and really alleviate a lot of that stress that families feel.”

The new space consists of eight new beds and two dedicated procedure rooms, in a child friendly setting.

“It really provides that safe space for children and their families to have scary things done, in a way that allows our child life workers to have room, and accommodate and create that calm environment that …