Notice: What to expect when you arrive
The Allergy Clinic is on the second floor (main floor) of the Children's Building, near the blue elevators.
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50 Clinics, Programs, and Services
Allergy Clinic
The Allergy Clinic helps by treating children and youth with allergies to foods and/or medications, environmental allergies, allergies to latex
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Augmentative Communication Consultative Service
If your child has difficulty speaking or telling you their needs, wants, and ideas, then the Augmentative Communication Consultative Service
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Autism Team
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is lifelong, neurodevelopmental, and a spectrum. ASD impacts how a person’s brain understands the world around
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Bereavement Support Services
Families who have experienced the death of a child or pregnancy loss at IWK are offered IWK bereavement follow-up services
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Blood Collection
If your child needs help coping, use the appointment booking line so that you can request child life support.
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Registration for Blood Collection is located on the first floor at the South Street entrance near the model train station.
- Use your QR code to check in at the kiosk
- Take a number, you will be called for registration by this number.
- Your number will be called and you will register at the desk
- After registration your number will be called again and you will proceed to the blood collection room
Brain Tumour Clinic
The Brain Tumour Clinic provides specialized care for children and youth in the Maritimes who have a brain tumour.
How
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Cardiology
The Cardiac Sciences Program provides diagnostic, surgical, and follow-up services to patients and their families from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Located on the second floor of the Children's Building
Chest Clinic
The chest clinic provides care to children in the Maritimes who have respiratory or breathing conditions.
How we help
Children
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The chest clinic is located on the 1st floor of the IWK Health Centre's Children's Building.
Please remember to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time.
Cleft Palate Team
The Cleft Palate Clinic at IWK Health is a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing optimal care for children and youth
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Located within Shared Clinics on the first floor of the Children's Building.
When you arrive at the IWK, parking is available at meters on University Avenue or South Street or in the public parkade off of University Avenue. If you use the parkade, you will enter the Hospital via the Goldbloom Pavilion Building. At the information desk in the Pavilion, you can obtain instructions on how to locate the Shared Clinics. Typically the green elevators are used. Go down to the 1st floor and follow the blue wave to the Shared Clinics.
Clinical Nutrition
The IWK's Clinical Nutrition Team helps by providing nutrition care, education, and counselling to IWK patients and their families while
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Complex Care Program
The aim of the Complex Care Program is to provide responsive, integrated care for children with medical complexity. The Complex
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Craniofacial Clinic
The Craniofacial Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic whose focus is on treating children and youth with skull and facial differences
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Accessing this clinic, program, or service at this location
The Craniofacial Clinic operates out of Shared Clinics, located on the first floor of the Children's Building.
At the information desk in the Pavilion Building, you can obtain instructions on how to locate the Shared Clinics. Typically the green elevators are used. Go down to the 1st floor and follow the blue wave to the Shared Clinics.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Clinic
The IWK Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Clinic provides multi-disciplinary care for infants, children, and youth diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. The clinic
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Clinic is on level 1 of the Children’s Building near the South Street Entrance.
Dermatology Care Services
The Dermatology clinic helps newborns and children who have diseases or conditions of the skin, hair and nails.
How we
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Dermatology can be found in Shared Clinics located on the 1st floor.
Developmental Pediatrics Clinic
Every year the Developmental Pediatrics Clinic helps about 1200 children and youth with a wide variety of neurodevelopmental disorders including
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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We’re located on the eighth floor of the Children’s site building with access via the blue elevators. Register in the waiting room next to the elevators on the 8th floor.
Diabetes Unit
Pediatric diabetes helps by offering ambulatory care, Monday to Friday, for Type 1, Type 2, MODY, and neonatal
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Take the Blue Elevators to the 5th floor and follow the signs for Endocrinology & Diabetes Unit. The signs will lead to the registration desk and general waiting area.
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) / Otolaryngology
The ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) service at IWK Health helps children and youth in the Atlantic Provinces who need
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Register at Shared Clinics located on the first floor of the Children’s Building
Mon:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tue:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Wed:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Thu:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Fri:
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Endocrine Unit
The Endocrine Clinic is an outpatient clinic that provides an initial assessment, treatment, teaching and follow up for children and
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Accessing this clinic, program, or service at this location
The clinic is located on the 5th floor of the Children's Building of IWK Health. Take the Blue Elevators to the fifth floor, and follow the signs for Endocrinology & Diabetes Unit. The signs will lead to the registration desk and general waiting area. Check-in at the registration desk when you arrive
Eye Clinic
The IWK Health Centre Eye Clinic is a world-class facility, recognized internationally for excellence in patient care, research, and teaching
Offered at 2 Clinic(s)
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Use the main door near Tim Hortons, walk down the hall past the central registration area (you do not register there) and take the first right. We are located at the end of the hallway past the endoscopy clinic. The entrance to the Eye Clinic is on the right. When you arrive at the clinic door, please knock and have a seat. An Orthoptist will come and get you when they're ready for you.
General Surgery Clinic
The General Surgery Clinic helps by assessing, managing, treating (medical and surgical) and following up with children and youth who
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
GI Clinic (Gastroenterology)
The Gastroenterology (GI) service, which includes the GI clinic, is a team of health professionals who help patients with problems
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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The GI clinic is located on the 2nd floor (main floor) of the Children’s Building in the IWK. It is inside the Medical Day Unit, which is just past the blue elevators.
If you are entering the IWK from the parkade on University Avenue, you will come into the Gallery area, which includes Tim Horton’s and the Biggs & Littles Gift Shop. Partway down the Gallery, go down the hallway next to the information desk, which leads toward the green elevators. Turn left after the green elevators and follow the “blue wave” hallway to the intersection next to the blue elevators. Turn right and go down the hallway. You'll see a sign on the ceiling that says “Medical Day Unit”. This is the entrance to the GI clinic, a space which is shared with many other clinics.
Hematology and Oncology Unit
The Hematology Oncology Clinic helps by providing specialized care for children and youth in the Maritimes who have, or may
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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When you enter the IWK please proceed to the children's building. Take the blue elevators up to the 6th floor and look for the sign that says “Hematology Oncology Clinic” (6 North Clinic). If you have questions about your visit, the clinic phone number is 902-470-8819, then follow the prompts.
Immunology Clinic
The Immunology Clinic provides specialized care for children and youth in the Maritimes who need immunology care and follow up
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Clinic location is on the Main Floor (level 2) in the Medical Day Unit of the IWK Children’s Building, which is just past the blue elevators.
Infant & Preschool Rehabilitation Service
The Infant and Preschool Rehabilitation service focuses on what’s important to families—we work with you to identify goals and find
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Enter through Link Building Entrance (located in the Gallery).
Proceed down hallway and take first hallway on the left, which will bring you to the Children's Building Elevators (Blue Elevators).
Take the Blue Elevators up to the 4th floor - the Kids Rehabilitation Clinic Reception will be on the left in the Joyce Family Kids' Rehabilitation Centre.
Sun:
Closed
Mon:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Tue:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Wed:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Thu:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Fri:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Sat:
Closed
Infectious Diseases Clinic
The Infectious Diseases Clinic helps by providing specialized care for children and youth in the Maritimes who require infectious diseases
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Kids' Rehab Clinic
Who we are:
We are the pediatric rehabilitation clinic in the Maritimes. Our clinic team is a group of
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Accessing this clinic, program, or service at this location
Enter through Link Building Entrance (located in the Gallery).
Proceed down hallway and take first hallway on the left, which will bring you to the Children's Building Elevators (Blue Elevators).
Take the Blue Elevators up to the 4th floor - the Kids Rehabilitation Clinic will be on the left in the Joyce Family Kids' Rehabilitation Centre.
Sun:
Closed
Mon:
8:00 - 4:00pm
Tue:
8:00 - 4:00pm
Wed:
8:00 - 4:00pm
Thu:
8:00 - 4:00pm
Fri:
8:00 - 4:00pm
Sat:
Closed
This clinic is closed on statutory holidays and a period of closure over the December holidays.
Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences Unit (MSNU)
The staff of the Medical, Surgical, and Neurosciences Unit (MSNU) helps by caring for patients and families with a variety
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Nephrology (Kidney Disease)
IWK Health has the only specialized nephrology (kidney disease) service for children and youth in Atlantic Canada. The nephrology service
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Neurology
The IWK Health Neurology Team helps by caring for Maritime children who have a variety of conditions that affect the
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Neurosurgery
The Neurosurgery clinic helps by consulting in the assessment, management, treatment (medical and surgical), and follow up of patients with
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Newborn Screening
Newborn screening helps ensure the health of all newborns by testing them using four different types of screening tests.
How
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy helps children and youth who have limitations in participating in day-to-day activities like feeding, dressing, working, playing, communicating
Offered at 4 Clinic(s)
Orthopaedic Clinic
The Orthopaedic Clinic helps by treating children and youth in the Maritimes who have injuries and diseases that affect the
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Located on the first floor of the Children's Building
Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT)
The IWK Health Centre Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) is a consultative service dedicated to optimizing the wellbeing of infants
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Pediatric Complex Pain Clinic
The Pediatric Complex Pain Clinic is a designed for children and youth (18 years) who have been living with
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Pediatric Consultation Clinic
The Pediatric Consultation Clinic provides a comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for children (up to age 16) with medical
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Pediatric Medical Unit (PMU)
The Pediatric Medical Unit (PMU) is patients from very young infants to teenagers who require hospital admission for a variety
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Pediatric Pain Management
The Pediatric Pain Management Program works together with pediatricians, surgeons, and family doctors to manage children’s pain after surgery or
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Pediatric Perioperative Care Unit
The IWK Health Pediatric Perioperative Care Unit (PPCU) provides surgical care for children, youth, and their families requiring elective and
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Pediatric/Youth Gynecology Clinic
The Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology Clinic helps children and youth up to 18 years old with gynaecology-related diagnoses including menstrual
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists at the IWK help women,children, and youth achieve their highest level of physical functioning by providing them with a
Offered at 2 Clinic(s)
Plastic Surgery
The Plastic Surgery Clinic helps by providing comprehensive care to infants, children, and adolescents with a diverse range of clinical
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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Plastic Surgery operates out of Shared Clinics, located on the first floor of the Children's Building
Recreation Therapy
Recreation Therapy in Kids’ Rehab promotes quality of life for children and youth who have a physical or developmental disability
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Accessing this clinic, program, or service at this location
Enter through Link Building Entrance (located in the Gallery).
Proceed down hallway and take first hallway on the left, which will bring you to the Children's Building Elevators (Blue Elevators).
Take the Blue Elevators up to the 4th floor - the Kids Rehabilitation Clinic Reception will be on the left in the Joyce Family Kids' Rehabilitation Centre.
Rehabilitation Services
Kids’ Rehabilitation Services focuses on identifying the knowledge and skills that children and families need to manage daily activities at
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Accessing this clinic, program, or service at this location
Enter through Link Building Entrance (located in the Gallery).
Proceed down hallway and take first hallway on the left, which will bring you to the Children's Building Elevators (Blue Elevators).
Take the Blue Elevators up to the 4th floor - the Kids Rehabilitation Clinic will be on the left in the Joyce Family Kids' Rehabilitation Centre.
Sun:
Closed
Mon:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Tue:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Wed:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Thu:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Fri:
8:00am - 4:00pm
Sat:
Closed
This clinic is closed on holidays.
Rheumatology
The IWK Rheumatology Service helps by providing clinical care for children and youth living in the Maritime Provinces who have
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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The Pediatric Rheumatology clinic is located on the Main Floor (also called 2nd floor) of the Children's Building. It is down the hall from the blue elevators and shares space with the Gastroenterology, Immunology, Allergy and Infectious Disease clinics as well as the Medical Day Assessment and Treatment Unit (MDATU).
SeaStar Child and Youth Advocacy Centre
SeaStar Child and Youth Advocacy Centre is a safe, welcoming place, where different agencies and services work together to improve
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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When your appointment is booked, you will be given directions to SeaStar's location in the Health Centre. If you have difficulty finding SeaStar on the day of your visit, you can call (902) 470-8222.
Shared clinics
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Specialty Seating
IWK Specialty Seating, Rehabilitation Services helps reduce barriers to mobility by equipping clients with the customized seating required to help
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
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The Specialty Seating Clinic is located on the 2nd (Main) floor Children's Building, just beyond the Blue Elevators.
Suspected Trauma and Abuse Response Team
The Suspected Trauma and Abuse Response Team (START) helps by providing compassionate and rapid assessment, management, and treatment to Maritime
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)
Urology
The Urology clinic helps with the assessment, management, treatment (medical and surgical) and follow-up of patients with diseases of the
Offered at 1 Clinic(s)