Kids Care
WE'RE TRANSFORMING WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CARE
WE'RE TRANSFORMING WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CARE
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE
We are building on our expansive, exceptional quality children's units at our Centenary and General hospitals to create leading programs that are focused on best practices.
STANDARDIZED CARE
Through our Centres of Excellence, we will be able to make sure that all families get the same level of exceptional care when children and teens are seen and treated overnight at our health network.
CARE IN SCARBOROUGH
We want to provide the very best, high-quality services so that families are able to access the specialized care they need right here at SHN — without having to leave our Scarborough community.
NETWORK OF EXPERTS
We are bringing together the expertise in maternal and newborn care that we already have at SHN — and with our Centres of Excellence, will attract more leading specialists to offer services in Scarborough.
KIDS CARE COVID-19 RESOURCES
Find the most up-to-date information on developmental centres, funding resources, how to speak to your children about COVID-19, mental health supports, and more.
At Scarborough Health Network (SHN), we provide high-quality services and care for newborns, children, and teens.
We have children's units where we care for kids who have to stay in hospital. At our Centenary site, our kids care unit features a Ronald McDonald Family Room.
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Toronto Family Rooms provide family members with a place to rest and recharge in the hospital, just steps away from where their sick child is being treated.
Ronald McDonald Family Room in the Paediatrics Unit
Hours:
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sleep room available for overnight use
Eligibility:
The Family Room is open to family members of children being treated in the Paediatrics Unit.
Features:
- Fireplace lounge area
- Kitchenette, with complimentary snacks and refreshments
- Rest and respite area with two sleeping pods
- Private sleeping room
- Washrooms with shower facilities
We are also home to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), where we are able to look after newborns as premature as 30 weeks.
Our Services
Emergency Care
You can bring your kids to any of our three Emergency Departments (ED), where we have child- and family-friendly spaces to help ease the experience for young patients.
Children seen in our Birchmount ED who need overnight care will be transferred to our Centenary or General hospitals.
Kids Short Stay Clinic (Birchmount hospital)
Children in our Emergency Department at Birchmount hospital who need further care may be seen in our new Kids Short Stay Clinic.
Kids Pass (Centenary and General hospitals)
Children brought to the Emergency Departments at our Centenary and General hospitals will be fast-tracked to our Kids Pass Clinics as appropriate.
Kids After Hours Clinic
Scarborough Health Network's new walk-in clinic at our General hospital for sick infant, children, and teens who have common medical issues is now open. You can bring them in the evenings and on weekends to be seen by a paediatrician and a specialized pediatric nurse. No referrals are necessary.
General hospital, First floor – CP1 (beside paediatric unit)
Phone: 416-438-2911 ext. 3415
Fax: 416-431-8249
Monday to Friday, 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Weekends and holidays, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Newborn and Kids Consultation and Follow-up Clinics
Newborn Assessment Clinic
Newborns are given an appointment for the clinic to be seen within two to three days after being discharged. This clinic monitors breastfeeding, weight loss, jaundice, and other newborn issues.
Neonatal Follow-up Clinic
The Neonatal Follow-Up Clinic offers standardized motor and cognitive assessments for infants who are identified as being at risk for developmental during the first two years of life.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Location: General hospital, 416-438-2911 ext. 6120
RSV Clinic
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes infection of the lungs and breathing passages and is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. In order to try to prevent this virus in at-risk infants, an immunization is provided monthly throughout the flu season.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Location:
General hospital, First floor – CP1 (beside paediatric unit)
Phone: 416-438-2911 ext. 3415
Fax: 416-431-8249
Monday to Friday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (and holidays)
Kids Consultation Clinic
The Kids Consultation Clinics at each site sees infants, children, and teens referred for help with a wide variety of general pediatric problems. Patients may be referred by their family doctor or primary care provider or from our Emergency Departments. This clinic is available seven days a week at all sites.
Location:
Birchmount hospital, 416-495-2423
Centenary hospital, 416-281-7476
General hospital, 416-438-2911 ext. 3415
Specialty Clinics and Care
When it comes to specialized paediatric care, SHN is a key provider for Scarborough and beyond. We offer paediatric clinics and services for many different health conditions and needs.
Adolescent Medicine Clinic
The Adolescent Medicine Clinic provides consultation and treatment for physical, developmental, cognitive, and mental health issues, including behavioural concerns, substance use, reproductive health issues, teen pregnancies, eating disorders, and other concerns.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Allergy and Immunology Clinic
The Allergy and Immunology Clinic offers testing and management of food and indoor/outdoor environmental seasonal allergies, adverse reactions to vaccines and meds/antibiotics, as well as atopic dermatitis/eczema, idiopathic anaphylaxis, chronic urticarial, and less common conditions, such as serum sickness disease and suspected mastocytosis.
Location: Centenary, 7th Floor Paediatrics
Asthma Care Centre
The Asthma Care Centre offers counselling and education of paediatric patients and their families, which complements physician management of asthma. Services are provided by a registered nurse.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Child and Adolescent Mental Health (Shoniker Clinic)
The Shoniker Clinic offers assessment and treatment for young people with significant mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma, tic disorders, psychosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, and complex mental health issues. A prompt response is provided for urgent cases.
Location: 2877 Ellesmere Road
Phone: 416-281-7301
Scarborough Child Development Program
The Scarborough Child Development Program provides assessments for children less than five years of age with a suspected developmental problem, such as autism, motor delays, or speech problems. It also provides limited speech and language therapy for children who have communication delays, as well as follow-up care for select infants following discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Although our clinic is closed to the public for in-person appointments, our developmental peadiatricians, therapists (speech language therapy and occupational therapy) and social workers continue to offer individualized support over the phone, video conference and/or email as needed.
- Parent Questionnaire –
Recommended for all families to complete.
- Preschool Questionnaire –
For children under six who are in daycare, preschool or kindergarten, please have the daycare/school complete.
- School Questionnaire –
Families of children six and older, please have the school complete.
Please bring completed questionnaires to to your first appointment.
Constipation Clinic
This clinic offers assessment and management of constipation in children and adolescents.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Diabetic Education Clinic
The Diabetic Education Clinic provides counseling and support to children and their families who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, or have been identified as being at high risk of developing diabetes.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Gastroenterology Clinic and Endoscopy Program
The Gastroenterology Clinic and Endoscopy Program provides consultation, endoscopy, and follow-up care to children with gastrointestinal, liver, and nutritional problems.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Hematology Clinic
The Hematology Clinic offers consults for hematological issues, including anemia, thrombocytopenia, coagulation abnormalities, and neutropenia, as well as counselling and genetic testing for abnormal hemoglobin electrophoresis results.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Healthy Outcomes Paediatric Program for Scarborough (HOPPS)
The Healthy Outcomes Paediatric Program for Scarborough (HOPPS) is a specialty clinic for children and adolescents with body weight concerns. Offered jointly by SHN and several community partners, HOPPS supports young patients and their families in making important lifestyle changes that will lead to improved health, stronger bodies, and a better quality of life.
Location: Centenary, 7th Floor Paediatrics
Nephrology Clinic
The Nephrology Clinic offer consults for kidney or hypertension-related issues, including nephrotic syndrome, proteinuria, hematuria, and kidney abnormalities. Renal biopsies are available for adolescents onsite, and can be arranged at SickKids Hospital for younger children.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Neurology Clinic
The Neurology Clinic sees children with conditions such as epilepsy and seizures, stroke, headaches, concussion, movement disorders, neurogenetic diseases, congenital defects of the brain and spinal cord, and cerebral palsy.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Paediatric Day Surgery
Paediatric Pre-Operative Teaching Program
In an effort to reduce the anxiety of paediatric patients, SHN offers a pre-operative teaching program. It aims to familiarize children and their families with the hospital environment. The program is open to children three- to 14- years-old. The child and their parents or caregiver visit the Paediatric Unit, operating room, post anaesthetic care unit, and the surgical waiting room to help prepare them for what they will experience the day of their surgery.
Till I Sleep Program
In an effort to reduce the anxiety of both the child and the parent or caregiver on the day of the surgery, the Till I Sleep Program offers a parent or caregiver to accompany the paediatric patient into the operating room and remain there with them until the anesthesia is administered and the child has fallen asleep.
Paediatric Oncology Satellite Clinic
SHN is proud to be a satellite clinic of the Paediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO). As a POGO satellite, the clinic provides cancer care close to home for children in Scarborough. Working in partnership with the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the clinic offers chemotherapy, blood work and transfusions, vital-sign monitoring, medication administration, X-rays, CT scans, and ultrasounds.
Centenary, 7th Floor
416-284-8131 ext. 7190 or ext. 7191
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (by appointment only)
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
Paediatric occupational therapy services are available to children up to the age of five. Service is offered to children with developmental delays, neurological dysfunction, sensorimotor difficulties, or children who are experiencing difficulties with their day-to-day activities.
Care includes a comprehensive assessment of the child’s self-care, motor, perceptual and sensory skills. Services offered include direct therapy to improve skill levels, home programs, family education, consultation to schools, referral to community agencies, and re-evaluation as needed.
Rheumatology Clinic
The Rheumatology Clinic offers consults for a broad spectrum of rheumatic conditions, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and vasculitides such as kawasaki disease, periodic fever syndromes, juvenile scleroderma, and juvenile dermatomyositis.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Scoliosis Clinic
This clinic provides consultation, assessment, and management of scoliosis, a condition where a person’s spine has a sideways curve.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
Sickle Cell Satellite Clinic
The Sickle Cell Satellite Clinic provides genetic counselling, physical examinations, vaccination updates, and access to related subspecialists (i.e. ophthalmology, respirology, etc.). The Clinic works in partnership with the Hospital for Sick Children.
Location: Centenary, 12th Floor Galaxy 12
How to Access Care
Contact us
416-438-2911 ext. 3272
Make a Referral
A referral from your family doctor is needed to book an appointment.
- Parent Questionnaire –
Recommended for all families to complete.
- Preschool Questionnaire –
For children under six who are in daycare, preschool or kindergarten, please have the daycare/school complete.
- School Questionnaire –
Families of children six and older, please have the school complete.
Please bring completed questionnaires to to your first appointment.
Find a Paediatrician
Dr. Peter J. Azzopardi
Paediatrics
3030 Lawrence Avenue East, #407
Scarborough, ON M1P 2T7
Phone: 416-431-5292 | Fax: 416-431-4011
Dr. Sanjukta Basak
Paediatric Endocrinologist
2863 Ellesmere Road, Suite 315
Scarborough ON M1E 5E9
Phone: 416-724-8290 | Fax: 416-724-1985
Dr. Avril Castagna
Paediatric Neurology
3030 Lawrence Ave. East #415
Scarborough ON, M1P 2V1
Phone: 416-431-4848 | Fax: 416-431-5940
Dr. Luigi Castagna
Paediatric Neurology
3030 Lawrence Ave. East #415
Scarborough ON, M1P 2V1
Phone: 416-431-4848 | Fax: 416-431-5940
Dr. Karen Chang
Paediatrics
2867 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416-281-7103
Dr. Joyce Ching
Paediatric Immunology and Allergy
385 Silver Star Boulevard, Suite 105
Scarborough, ON M1V 0E3
Phone: 416-496-2228
Dr. Margaret Gan-Gaisano
Paediatric Endocrinologist
2863 Ellesmere Road, Suite 315
Scarborough ON M1E 5E9
Phone: 416-724-8290 | Fax: 416-724-1985
Dr. Muhammad Hamid
Paediatrics
2867 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416-284-8131 ext. 7234
Dr. Dayanand Jagdeo
Paediatrics
3030 Lawrence Ave East #409
Scarborough, ON M1P 2T7
Phone: 416-439-9699 | Fax: 416-439-8656
Dr. Teresa Lim
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2877 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416-281-7301
Dr. Deepali Mankad
Paediatrics
2330 Midland Avenue
Scarborough, ON M1S 5G5
Phone: 416-438-2911 | Fax: 416-292-9678
Dr. Niraj Mistry
Paediatrics
2867 Ellesmere Road, Suite 2052
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416-287-8131
Dr. Dragos Nita
Paediatric Neurology
2867 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416- 281-7476
Dr. Yehuda Nofech-Mozes
Paediatrics
2867 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416-281-7234
Dr. Alisa Rachlis
Paediatric Rheumatology
2867 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416- 281-7476
Dr. Audrey Segal
Paediatric Immunology and Allergy
2867 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416-281-7013 | Fax: 416-281-7102
Dr. Raymond Shu
Paediatrics
385 Silver Star Boulevard, #306
Scarborough, ON M1V 0E3
Tel: 416-291-1284 | Fax: 416-291-8696
Dr. Jill Solomon
Paediatrics
1333 Neilson Road, #100
Scarborough, ON M1B 4Y9
Phone: 416-291-7719 | Fax: 416-287-3775
Dr. Leah Tattum
Paediatrics
3030 Lawrence Ave East, #407
Scarborough, ON M1P 2T7
Phone: 416-431-5292 | Fax: 416-431-4011
Dr. Trisha Tulloch
Paediatrics / Adolescent Medicine
2867 Ellesmere Road
Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9
Phone: 416- 281-7476
Dr. Hubert Wong
Paediatric Nephrology
3030 Birchmount Street
Scarborough, ON M1W 3W3
Phone: 416-284-8131