SickKids | The Hospital for Sick Children

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Canada's largest and most respected paediatric academic health sciences centre, we deliver comprehensive services across a wide range of clinical specialties.</p> <div class="nav-column-wrap"> <ul class="navbar-nav"> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/en/care-services/clinical-departments-directory/" class="nav-link">Clinical Departments</a> <p class="nav-desc">Our care extends across a wide range of clinical specialties.</p> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/en/care-services/clinics-directory/" class="nav-link">Clinics</a> <p class="nav-desc">Find a specific SickKids clinic.</p> </li> <li class="nav-item dropdown-submenu"> <button class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" id="page-2018-dropdown" type="button" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> Support Services </button> <p class="nav-desc">Hospital-wide resources for the specific needs of patients and families. </p> <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="page-2018-dropdown"> <div 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