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CHEO proactively tackles challenges thanks to historic funding
Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 09:00 AM
CHEO has taken the express lane in the past year to grow and transform thanks to historic government funding, which has helped Ottawa’s pediatric hospital shorten wait-lists, hire more staff, and capitalize on innovation to provide the best care to every child and youth.
Last July, after years of advocacy alongside the Children’s Health Coalition to right-size the pediatric health-care system, CHEO received $40.5 of the $330 million invested by the Ontario government to children’s health organizations.
The funding directly

“CHEO is more than just a hospital.” – Scarlett Montserrat Sanabria-Ramos
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 09:49 AM
Meet Scarlett Montserrat Sanabria-Ramos, Administrative Assistant with the Consultation Liaison Team
“CHEO is more than just a hospital; it is a beacon of hope, love, and inspiration for our family,” says Scarlett.
Growing up in Mexico City, Scarlett spent her childhood battling severe asthma attacks due to the city's thick smog. Before arriving in Canada in 2012, hospital visits were already a routine part of her life.
“My family made the monumental decision to leave behind everything we knew,”...

Grateful family gifts CHEO tools to help kids rehabilitate
Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2024 09:00 AM
For CHEO staff, Arielle Roy and Kayla Dudas, a small step for their patients represents a major sign of progress.
Roy, an inpatient physiotherapist, and Dudas, an inpatient occupational therapist (OT), are members of a team that helps children admitted to CHEO who require physical rehabilitation. In one recent case, a three-year-old girl was admitted with a condition that left her immobile. She could no longer crawl—let alone walk.
Gradually, during several sessions lasting from one to two hours, the pair worked with the girl

Mustafa, Arabic interpreter, helps newcomer families navigate CHEO
Posted on Tuesday, July 09, 2024 10:03 AM
Meet Mustafa Tawfiq, Arabic Interpreter with the Patient Experience team
“Throughout my journey, I have been committed to gaining people’s trust and supporting them. I feel obliged to be a positive member of society,” says Mustafa. A dentist by trade, Mustafa immigrated to Canada from the Middle East in 2008. After several unsuccessful attempts to get accredited for dentistry in Canada, Mustafa pivoted.
Keen to help people and continue working in health care, he completed the bridging program for...

'The Extensive Needs Service has transformed our lives'
Posted on Monday, July 08, 2024 10:54 AM
How the most vulnerable children with urgent and complex needs in Ontario finally have access to a program that meets their health-care needs
Kairo, who was prone to self-injurious and eloping behaviours, can now go to the park with his mom and had his first visit with the dentist ever in his life at the age of five. ‘Jennifer,’ who had a significant needle phobia that put her health at risk, can now tolerate having her bloodwork done. Matthew faces many developmental complexities such as autism, ADHD