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The IWK Health Centre provides quality care to women, children, youth and families in the Canadian Maritime provinces (Nova Scotia, New brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and beyond. At a Glance This past year, there were: Approximately 4,596 babies delivered at the IWK More than 2,976 employees of the IWK 396 visits to our Women’s Health Community Clinics, 26,900 visits to the Children’s Emergency Department and 9,075 poison centre assessments 147 air transports completed; and 1,298,717 tests completed by our labs. $10.9 million of funded research was underway at the IWK last year. In addition to providing highly specialized (tertiary) care, the IWK also provides primary care services. The IWK is also engaged in leading-edge research; works to promote healthy lifestyles for families; and supports education opportunities for health professionals and other learners. Caring The IWK is structured around a Program-Based Care Model. Program-based care puts people first by organizing interdisciplinary care teams around the needs of patients and families. Services provided by the Health Centre are delivered through three programs: Children's Health; Mental Health and Addictions; and Women's and Newborn Health. Teaching and Research The IWK is a respected centre for its world-class research into disorders and diseases affecting children and women. As a teaching institution, the IWK is affiliated with Dalhousie University and serves as a primary clinical resource for pediatric and obstetric teaching of a broad range of health professions including medicine, nursing, other allied health services and child life. Reaching Maritime communities Specialists from the IWK take their expertise to Maritime communities in the form of traveling clinics, particularly in the areas of pediatric neurology, orthopaedics, cardiology and respiratory medicine. In addition, using computer-based videoconferencing technology, the IWK provides specialized care to Maritime families through the Children's TeleHealth NetworkTM.
History Although Halifax has been home to a children's hospital since 1909, the original Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children building opened in 1970, with the help of a generous donation of $8 million from Dorothy Johnson Killam, wife of the late Izaak Walton Killam. In 1996 the IWK Health Centre and the adjacent Grace Maternity hospital merged. Facility The facility has undergone numerous expansions in the last few decades. A new parkade and atrium were constructed in the last couple of years, and a new 48,000 square foot building linking the two main buildings is currently under construction. Our Location The IWK Health Centre is located in the south end of Halifax — an area not far from the centre of the city. The Health Centre’s front entrances face University Avenue between Robie Street and Tower Road. There are four entrances off University Avenue: 5980 (Women’s and Maternity Site) and 5850 (Children’s Site) — which take you to the main floor of the Health Centre. Entrances at either end of the Dr. Richard B. Goldbloom Research and Clinical Care Pavilion, adjacent to the IWK public parkade. You are welcome to use either entrance. Please note: There is no access via the Children's Site entrance, 5850 University Avenue on the weekends. Another general patient entrance is located on South Street. When you come in this entrance you will be on the first floor. This patient entrance, NOT THE EMERGENCY ENTRANCE, closes at 5 pm. After this time, you need to use one of the University Avenue entrances. Children's Emergency The Children’s Emergency is located on South Street. Please note: The Children’s Emergency Department entrance is not for general patient use and is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. The Emergency entrance for Women’s and Maternity Services is on University Avenue. A heliport (ICAO code CIW2) is situated on the roof of the western portion of the hospital. Statistics See also | ||||||||
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