| | The Hospital for Sick Children - Canadian Enterprises (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) |
 | | The largest paediatric hospital in North America, The Hospital for Sick Children was opened in the spring of 1875 by Elizabeth McMaster and a group of friends in a small downtown Toronto house with 11 rooms which they rented for $320 a year. |
 | | Hospital physicians also pioneered renowned surgical developments, such as the Salter operation to repair dislocation of the hip and the Mustard operation to correct an often fatal heart defect. |
 | | The new facility has allowed the Hospital to continue its important commitment and encompassing mission: to continue to provide leadership in the paediatric health care field, joining with families as partners in care, while striving to be sensitive to the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of the multicultural community it serves. |
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