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Happy Birthday CHEO: Celebrating 50 Years of serving the community and beyond
Posted on Friday, May 17, 2024 01:46 PM
CHEO has reached a major milestone as it celebrates 50 years since it first opened its doors on May 17, 1974.
The golden anniversary was marked inside CHEO’s Rainbow Cafeteria with a party filled with history and the people who built the hospital from the ground up, including some of the hospital’s first patients, nurses and doctors.
The cafeteria also featured innovations that highlight CHEO’s present and future, including its new 3D printer and the Trexo robot that helps children with accessibility issues.
CHEO unveils roadmap for its next 5 years
Posted on Wednesday, May 08, 2024 03:30 PM
May 8, 2024 – After extensive consultation with more than 1,600 staff, medical staff, learners, volunteers, children, youth, families and community partners, the CHEO Board of Directors has adopted CHEO’s 2024-29 Strategy — a roadmap to guide our work over the next five years.
Our destination is ambitious but simple: by 2029 it will be easier and quicker to access safe, inclusive and leading-edge care at CHEO and in our community thanks to strengthened teams and partnerships. The excellent care we...
Let’s celebrate CHEO’s big birthday by lighting up in purple
Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2024 12:48 PM
Ottawa, Ontario, May 2, 2024 – As CHEO marks 50 years of dedicated service to children, youth and families in the community, we invite everyone – residents, organizations, businesses – across the region to celebrate by lighting up in purple for CHEO on May 17.
From providing pediatric care to pioneering groundbreaking medical treatment, CHEO has held a special place in the community for 50 years.
“Everyone I meet has a CHEO story. I can’t wait to see our region show their love and support for CHEO by lighting up in...
National study on the social and economic costs of eating disorders a “vast underestimate"
Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 01:21 PM
Experts calling for national surveillance strategy on eating disorders in Canada
Ottawa, Canada (April 30, 2024) – A new pan-Canadian analysis on the cost of eating disorders in children and youth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic shows a sharp increase, with a price tag that is estimated to be only the tip of the iceberg, raising calls for better surveillance of the growing issue across Canada.
Led by the CHEO Research Institute in collaboration with healthcare and academic partners across...
CHEO Statement regarding School Bus Collision
Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 09:03 AM
This statement will be updated as additional details are available
Update: Wednesday April 24, 2024
The collision between a school bus and transport truck in Russell, Ontario saw five children seen in the CHEO Emergency Department and released, one child admitted with injuries.
Monday April 22, 2024 – 7:05pm
At 7:05 p.m. the Code Orange was discontinued at CHEO.
The three children who were brought to CHEO by paramedics following a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus in Russell, Ontario,...