Upopolis online community keeps hospitalized kids connected grows

LONDON, ON – The Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre is the first hospital in southwestern Ontario to launch an innovative social networking tool that helps its young hospital inpatients stay connected to their families, friends and school. The Children’s Hospital, together with Kids’ Health Links Foundation, Children’s Health Foundation and Telus Health, today announced the launch of Upopolis, a secure social network designed for children receiving care in hospitals. Upopolis provides familiar features of social networking, such as personal profiles, micro-blogging, instant chat, group chats, multiple photo uploading and event calendars. In addition, the platform gives patients the...