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Ice storm update: CHEO care continues, with some exceptions

Wednesday’s ice storm caused widespread damage and disruption. Our thoughts are with everyone affected directly and indirectly. 

As an essential service, CHEO remains open. We know people count on us and Team CHEO is doing its very best to serve young people and their families during this time. If you can’t make it to a planned appointment, don’t worry. Just let your clinic/provider know and we will rebook it as soon as possible.  

If you are coming to CHEO for care, work, learning or volunteering,...

Welcoming Zedd and the return of therapeutic clowning to CHEO

OTTAWA, March 29, 2023 – Sometimes, a visit to hospital is no laughing matter. Sometimes, though, a laugh or smile can make all the difference.

Someone who understands that better than almost anyone today joined Team CHEO to help make hospital visits a little brighter for babies, children and youth. Zedd, a clown from Galaxy Sprinkle, touched down at CHEO this morning and immediately started making new friends.

“Last Fall, I met Mollypenny and she was just raving about her experience at CHEO where...

Ready to right-size Ontario’s pediatric health system

TORONTO, March 23, 2023 – The Children’s Health Coalition welcomes the Ontario government’s commitments to allocate additional funding and work with frontline pediatric health partners to identify more ways to connect children and youth to the care they need.

Today, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy tabled Ontario’s 2023 budget, Building A Strong Ontario, which includes this passage:

“Every child in Ontario should be able to get the care they need, when they need it.”

We agree. We know what needs...

Kids Come First innovates to improve home care for kids and tackle skills shortages

OTTAWA (March 13, 2023) – The Kids Come First Health Team, clinicians, parents and home-care agencies have launched an innovative training strategy to help tackle staff shortages and skills gaps. The goal of the new Centre of Excellence for Pediatric Home and Community Care Training is to build capacity, and better serve kids and their families in their homes and communities.

The centre’s first focus is educating and preparing home-care workers to provide specialized care to infants, children and...

Connecting children and youth with specialized care

New pilot program will ensure children and youth with complex special needs connect to the care and services they need

HAMILTON — The Ontario government is investing $97 million over three years to launch a pilot program at three major hospitals in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa to help children and youth with complex special needs such as developmental and intellectual disabilities, mental health concerns, chronic conditions and physical disabilities, connect to the highly individualized and...