Hospital for Sick Children

The Hospital for Sick Children, also known as Sick Kids, is a world-renowned children's hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. It was founded in 1875, inspired by the example of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England. The hospital is located a block south of Queen's Park off of University Avenue.

Contributions to medicine

The hospital was an early leader in the fields of food safety and nutrition. In 1908 a Pasteurization facility for milk was established at the hospital. Researchers at the hospital invented the infant cereal, Pablum. The research that led to the discovery of Insulin took place nearby at the University of Toronto and was soon applied at the hospital. Doctor Frederick Banting, one of the researchers, had served his internship at Sick Kids and went on to become an attending physician there.

Related Topics:
Food safety - Nutrition - 1908 - Pasteurization - Pablum - Insulin - University of Toronto - Frederick Banting

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