Helpful Phone Numbers
To reach the hospital operator/switchboard, please call 519-685-8500, then press 0.
- B6-100 (Paediatric Inpatients): 519-685-8500, extension 52060
- B6-200 (Paediatric Inpatients): 519-685-8500, extension 58196
- Black Health: Email: BlackHealth@lhsc.on.ca
- Business Office: 519-685-8500, extension 33146
- Child Life: 519-685-8500, extension 58368
- Data Valet/WiFi: 1-800-642-3958
- Emergency Response Extension: 519-685-8500, extension 55555
- Indigenous Health: Email: indigenoushealth@lhsc.on.ca
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): 519-685-8500, extension 64427
- Office of Patient Experience: 519-685-8500, extension 75457
- Office of Patient Relations: 519-685-8500, extension 52036
- Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU): 519-685-8500, extension 52824
- Paediatric Emergency Department: 519-685-8500, extension 58141
- Paediatric Family Resource Centre: 519-685-8500, extension 52604
- Paediatric Medical Day Unit (PMDU): 519-685-8500, extension 58434
- Parking: 519-685-8500, extension 53078
- Prescription Centre/Pharmacy: 519-685-8500, extension 58082
- Ronald McDonald House: 519-685-3232
- Ronald McDonald Family Room: 519-685-8500, extension 56896
- Security: 519-685-8500, extension 52281
- Social Work: 519-685-8500, extension 33131
- Spiritual Care: 519-685-8500, extension 58418 or Pager: 14693
- The Heroes’ Circle: Email - info@kidskickingcancer.ca
Links & Resources
- AboutKidsHealth Trusted Answers from The Hospital for Sick Children - www.aboutkidshealth.ca
- Caring for Kids – Information for Parents from Canada’s Paediatricians - www.caringforkids.cps.ca
- The Health Line Health Services for South West Ontario - www.thehealthline.ca
- Middlesex London Health Unit - www.healthunit.com
- Medline Plus Trusted Health Information - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Temperature Conversion Chart
When your child’s temperature is taken, it is read in degrees Celsius. Below is a table to assist in converting their temperature into degrees Fahrenheit for easier understanding.
| Fahrenheit (°F) | Celsius (°C) |
|---|---|
| 95.0 | 35.0 |
| 95.4 | 35.2 |
| 95.7 | 35.4 |
| 96.1 | 35.6 |
| 96.4 | 35.8 |
| 96.8 | 36.0 |
| 97.2 | 36.2 |
| 97.5 | 36.4 |
| 97.9 | 36.6 |
| 98.2 | 36.8 |
| 98.6 | 37.0 |
| 99.0 | 37.2 |
| 99.3 | 37.4 |
| 99.7 | 37.6 |
| 100.0 | 37.8 |
| 100.4 | 38.0 |
| 100.8 | 38.2 |
| 101.1 | 38.4 |
| 101.5 | 38.6 |
| 101.8 | 38.8 |
| 102.2 | 39.0 |
| 102.6 | 39.2 |
| 102.9 | 39.4 |
| 103.3 | 39.6 |
| 103.6 | 39.8 |
| 104.0 | 40.0 |
| 104.4 | 40.2 |
| 104.7 | 40.4 |
| 105.2 | 40.6 |
| 105.4 | 40.8 |
| 105.9 | 41.0 |
| 106.1 | 41.2 |
| 106.5 | 41.4 |
| 106.8 | 41.6 |
| 107.2 | 41.8 |
