The Hospital for Sick Children
The Hospital for Sick Children, also known as SickKids, is a children's hospital located on University Avenue in the Discovery District of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is the world's second-largest hospital-based paediatric research facility following Boston Children's Hospital. Founded in 1875, the hospital was inspired by the example of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England.