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CHEO and Ottawa-area hospitals are here for you this weekend, as always

Update: January 30, 2022
CHEO care and appointments are continuing to go ahead as scheduled this weekend and this upcoming week. CHEO remains open and is taking the necessary steps to ensure your access to our services if you need them. Please don’t delay seeking care if you feel you need it.

If you have an appointment and foresee travel difficulties, we encourage you to call your clinic on Monday morning to explore your care options. In some cases, virtual...

Starting physical activity three days post-concussion is safe, has better outcomes

OTTAWA, Canada – January 26, 2022 – Resuming non-contact physical activity 72 hours after a concussion is safe, and may also reduce symptoms and the risk of delayed recovery, suggests the first and largest real-world, randomized clinical trial on the topic to be conducted with children and youth aged 10 to 18.

Led by researchers at the CHEO Research Institute, the multi-site study was published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the world’s leading journal in the field. Previous randomized...

New CHEO building a step closer with selection of architectural and management firms

January 25, 2022 — OTTAWA — CHEO has taken the next step in building its new 1Door4Care Treatment Centre by selecting B+H Architects as the Planning, Design and Conformance team (PDC), and BTY Group/Colliers Project Leaders as the Project Management Company (PMCo).

“We are excited to signal to our construction community that things are really moving along with this exciting new building, which will have such a positive impact...

Poor housing conditions linked to respiratory health issues in young First Nations children

OTTAWA, Canada – January 24, 2022 – A study led by CHEO researcher Dr. Tom Kovesi documenting indoor air quality and housing characteristics in four isolated First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario found frequent rates of respiratory infections in children under three years of age and that high rates of wheezing in this age group was related to poor housing conditions. The study is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Researchers documented the extent to which many...

CHEO respite and home-care programs providing extra support to families

Update: February 3, 2022
We are no longer able to offer the temporarily increased amount of out-of-home respite care. As directed by the province, CHEO is returning to its regular level of service, which means the redeployed staff who were offering the additional out-of-home respite are now returning to their regular duties.

OTTAWA — Amid the increased pressures of the pandemic, CHEO is adding resources to five popular programs that provide out-of-home respite and in-home care — as a way to support...