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Changing lives together: A CHEO family’s fight against cystic fibrosis
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2025 02:53 PM
Melanie Rochon has spent 25 years making children smile as a dental hygienist at CHEO. But behind her own bright smile is a story of struggle and relentless advocacy — one that changed the lives of hundreds of Canadian families just like hers.
Her daughter, Camille, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at just two months old. The chronic condition affects the lungs and digestive system, leading to breathing problems, lung infections and difficulty absorbing nutrients. For Camille, it has...
Crafted with care: Volunteers build adaptive furniture for CHEO kids
Posted on Monday, April 28, 2025 07:30 AM
In workshops across Ottawa and the surrounding region, 13 dedicated woodworking volunteers are hard at work—crafting customized therapy equipment for children in CHEO’s Children’s Treatment Centre (CTC). They build in their own time, from garages and basements, transforming raw materials into tools that help kids gain comfort, mobility and independence.
This unique program, supported by a specialized fund in partnership with the CHEO Foundation, ensures each piece of equipment is made...
CHEO, Ontario government break ground on new Integrated Treatment Centre
Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:11 PM
The new CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre is one step closer to reality as construction begins.
Construction of the new, fully accessible and state-of-the-art treatment centre began with a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The centre will provide integrated and coordinated care under one roof to better serve children and youth living with complex medical, developmental, behavioural, and mental health needs.
“Today’s groundbreaking is another step in our commitment to protecting...
CHEO readies for construction of Integrated Treatment Centre
Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2025 09:00 AM
After years of planning and hard work, CHEO has reached a significant milestone by finalizing the design for the new Integrated Treatment Centre on its Smyth Road campus as shovels enter the ground spring 2025.
The treatment centre, which will be built in front of the main CHEO building, will significantly enhance care and coordination while improving access to services for children and youth living with complex medical, developmental, behavioural, and mental health needs.
This state-of-the-art, six-storey,
Specialized CHEO clinic enhances care and support for families
Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2025 09:00 AM
CHEO has launched a specialized weekly community clinic that brings care and support closer to neurodiverse children and youth, and their families.
Hunter Nicholas, 13, lives with autism and has an extreme needle phobia. That means getting his annual vaccines has been traumatic.
His mom, Ananda, wanted a better solution, and she found it at a weekly clinic run by CHEO's Extensive Needs Service (ENS) in partnership with family physician,Dr. Nicole Shadbolt.
The clinic’s collaborative format provided more support, tools and...