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Meet Sam, a volunteer with CHEO's Heart Cart program!
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 11:10 AM
Meet Sam!
Waiting for an appointment can be boring – luckily CHEO has volunteers like Sam to swoop in and bring some fun and play to kids across CHEO.
Sam is a CHEO volunteer with our Heart Cart program – bringing craft kids, books, and activities to everyone in our waiting rooms – kids waiting for appointments and their siblings too! Sam joined CHEO as a volunteer with our Play program – and when COVID took over, Sam was one of the volunteers who stepped up to help bring some fun back into the building....
CHEO Audiology is providing elective hearing assessments 6 times faster than they were pre-pandemic
Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2021 03:05 PM
In the past year, despite the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, CHEO Audiology has reduced the wait time for elective hearing assessments from 300 days to just over 50 days.
“Making sure families have timely access to CHEO Audiology is always a priority,” said Chantal Lessard, Coordinator, Audiology. “I am so proud that through a global pandemic, we were able safely cut the wait time for hearing assessments and provide stress-free care to children and youth with autism spectrum...
Cause this is thriller! Vitaly’s #BestLife Story
Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 03:18 PM
Whenever he gets the chance, seven-year-old Vitaly Rivas busts a move to bring a smile to staff and patients at CHEO.
When Vitaly Rivas was two years old, he heard the Thriller record for the first time and started to dance. His parents showed him a music video and since that moment, Michael Jackson hits are the only music Vitaly listens to.
Now seven, Vitaly has a seizure disorder that results in him visiting CHEO frequently. “I believe a way for him to cope with his condition is to dance,”...
Listen to our latest podcast episode featuring Pharmacy Technician Louise Taillefer
Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2021 10:23 AM
Enjoy “Walk in our shoes,” a new podcast about working at CHEO during the COVID-19 pandemic. This podcast series features brief conversations between CHEO’s president and CEO, Alex Munter, and various staff and medical staff.
Latest episode: Louise Taillefer, Pharmacy Technician
Listen to episode four, a conversation between Alex Munter and Louise Taillefer. Almost 35 years ago, Louise, a registered Pharmacy Technician joined CHEO.
CHEO improves care for kids with complex airways — Payton’s story
Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 02:45 PM
“I’ve learned so much that sometimes staff at CHEO will ask me if I am a nurse,” said Taylor Gervais. “I always tell them no, not officially, but I am Payton’s nurse.”
Taylor is three-year-old Payton Caron’s mom. Their family, including dad, Alan-Michael Caron, and sister Amélie are from Timmins, an eight hour drive northwest of Ottawa.
It is for little girls like Payton and busy parents like Taylor that two CHEO staff worked to improve care for kids with complex airways. Karen Perreault...