The Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN) is an organization composed of neonatologists and neonatal health professionals from across Canada. The network was created in 1995 by Dr. Shoo Kim Lee, and currently its Steering Committee is composed of Drs. Keith Barrington, Aaron Chiu, Kim Dow, Jonathan Hellmann, Bruno Piedboeuf, Molly Seshia, Prakesh Shah (who also serves as the Associate Director of the Network) and Wendy Yee. Sandy Maksimowska currently holds the position of CNN Project Coordinator.

Recognition

The CNN was recognized in 2004 by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Canadian Institutes of Health Research is the major federal agency responsible for funding health research in Canada. It is the successor to the Medical Research Council of Canada. It aims to create new health knowledge, and to translate that knowledge from the research setting into real world...

 (CIHR) with their "CIHR Knowledge Translation Award". In the award citation, the CIHR described the CNN as "the archetype of the knowledge translation network in Canada."

Membership

Canadian hospitals with tertiary NICUs can become institutional members, and individuals with research background in neonatology

Neonatology

Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn infant. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually practiced in neonatal intensive care units...

 are welcomed to apply. All applications are screened through a Steering Committee.

Participating Hospitals

HOSPITAL	LOCATION
BC Children's Hospital	Vancouver, BC
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is a major children's hospital and university teaching hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, serving Eastern Ontario and western Quebec. It is affiliated with The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, and is funded by the provincial Government of Ontario...	Ottawa, ON
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec	Sainte Foy, QC
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke	Fleurimont, QC
Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital	Fredericton, NB
Foothills Medical Centre Foothills Medical Centre Foothills Medical Centre is the largest hospital in Alberta, Canada and is located in the City of Calgary. It is one of Canada's most recognized medical facilities and is one of the leading hospitals in Alberta, providing advanced healthcare services to over two million people from Calgary,...	Calgary, AB
Victoria General Hospital Victoria General Hospital Victoria General Hospital is an acute care facility located in View Royal, British Columbia, Canada, a western suburb of Victoria. VGH, as it is commonly known, provides emergency, general surgery and medical treatment services...	Victoria, BC
Hamilton Health Sciences Centre	Hamilton, ON
Hospital for Sick Children Hospital for Sick Children The Hospital for Sick Children – is a major paediatric centre for the Greater Toronto Area, serving patients up to age 18. Located on University Avenue in Downtown Toronto, SickKids is part of the city’s Discovery District, a critical mass of scientists and entrepreneurs who are focused on...	Toronto, ON
Health Sciences Centre	Winnipeg, MB
Hôpital Sainte-Justine	Montreal, QC
IWK Health Centre IWK Health Centre The IWK Health Centre is a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia that provides care to women, children, and youth from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.-Location:The IWK Health Centre is located in the south end of Halifax...	Halifax, NS
Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre The Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre is a children's hospital located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Overview:The Janeway is the only children's hospital in the province and functions, in partnership with St...	St. John's, NL
Jewish General Hospital	Montreal, QC
Kingston General Hospital Kingston General Hospital The Kingston General Hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with Queen's University located in Kingston, Ontario. The hospital is a partner within Kingston's university hospitals, delivering health care, conducting research and training health care professionals.As the oldest public hospital...	Kingston, ON
Montreal Children's Hospital Montreal Children's Hospital The Montreal Children's Hospital is a tertiary care pediatric teaching Hospital affiliated with the McGill University Health Centre. It is also the only pediatric facility serving the McGill Réseau Universitaire Intégré Santé...	Montreal, QC
Mount Sinai Hospital	Toronto, ON
Royal Alexandra Hospital Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton The Royal Alexandra Hospital is one of Alberta Health Services, formerly Capital Health, largest and longest serving hospitals. Located in the heart of Edmonton's city centre, the Royal Alex serves a diverse community stretching from downtown Edmonton to western and northern Canada.They operate...  / Stollery Children's Hospital	Edmonton, AB
Royal Columbian Hospital Royal Columbian Hospital The Royal Columbian Hospital is the oldest hospital in the Canadian province of British Columbia and one of the busiest in the Fraser Health Authority...	New Westminster, BC
Regina General Hospital	Regina, SK
Royal University Hospital Royal University Hospital Royal University Hospital, often abbreviated RUH, is one of three hospitals in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is located on the University of Saskatchewan campus. RUH is a teaching hospital and closely tied to the College of Medicine within the university. It was opened on May 14, 1955 by...	Saskatoon, SK
Royal Victoria Hospital	Montreal, QC
St. Boniface General Hospital	Winnipeg, MB
Moncton Hospital	Moncton, NB
St. Joseph Health Centre	London, ON
St. John Regional Hospital	St. John, NB
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, abbreviated SHSC and known simply as Sunnybrook, is an academic health sciences centre located in Toronto, Ontario....	Toronto, ON
Surrey Memorial Hospital Surrey Memorial Hospital Surrey Memorial Hospital is a publicly funded hospital in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.-Overview:Surrey Memorial Hospital began operations in 1959, and is one of 12 hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Fraser Health Authority, which services more than 1.3 million people.Surrey...	Surrey, BC
Cape Breton Regional Hospital	Sydney, NS
Windsor Regional Hospital	Windsor, ON