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Celebrating CHEO’s 46th birthday
Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2020 03:40 PM
Today - May 17 - is CHEO’s 46th birthday! To help us virtually celebrate, we asked you to send us a photo of your COVID-19 baking or birthday decorations using #CHEObirthday! Here are some of your great creations:
We loved seeing your fun photos! We hope you had a great time baking and eating these treats, and putting up decorations....
Thank you, nurses!
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2020 01:32 PM
This week (May 11-17) is National Nursing Week. It is a time to celebrate and thank the amazing nurses throughout CHEO who help children and youth live their best lives. Here are a few of the many great nurses who care for kids in CHEO's ambulatory care clinics:
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Virtual care is helping to fill the gap!
Posted on Monday, May 04, 2020 10:31 AM
Thanks to new virtual care options at CHEO, Karen Perreault, Nurse Practitioner, who mostly cares for children and youth with sleep-disordered breathing, is able to deliver what matters to families — keeping their scheduled appointments. Karen is now back to consulting with 50 children and youth per week, the same number she was seeing before the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I generally have my first visit with kids and families on CHEO’s new secure Zoom application,” Karen says. “This really helps because...
CHEO is sew thankful for our first sewing donation
Posted on Friday, May 01, 2020 01:34 PM
We recently received our first donation of handmade non-medical face masks from our lovely sewing community. Thank you to Michelle Contant, mother of Sophie Contant who works at CHEO as a Patient Service Clerk, for answering our call for donations right away. Check out this message from Michelle about what inspired her to sew non-medical masks for CHEO:
Dear CHEO
My daughter Sophie Contant was 4 years old when she had a hernia operation at CHEO. She
was so well taken care of. She is...
CHEO celebrates #InternationalDanceDay!
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 04:06 PM
Today is #InternationalDanceDay! At CHEO we’re practicing physical distancing and dressed up in our personal protective equipment to keep everyone safe. But that doesn't stop us from busting a move and putting a little boogie in our step while we have a dance party. We promise you we’re all smiling, laughing and singing along behind our masks.
Dancing is a great way to keep active and have some fun at the same time. Consider having a dance party at home with those who live in your house or host a...