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Our vision at CHEO is the best life for every child and youth, regardless of who they are or the circumstances of their birth. Discrimination and injustice hurt kids in real ways. Racism harms their health and will have enduring impacts well into adulthood. Anti-racism is not a finish line to reach, it is ongoing work we all must do.

That’s why we are in solidarity with those standing up for themselves and for others. We are horrified by the many overt examples of racism, injustice and discrimination...

CHEO, the leading provider of specialized pediatric health services in the region, is currently recruiting volunteers to join its Board of Directors. CHEO’s Board of Directors is responsible for the overall governance of the organization - its members set the organization’s strategic priorities and ensure they’re met; they provide ongoing oversight of the quality of care provided; and ensure financial resources are managed appropriately.

Vacancy - Board of Directors:

CHEO is seeking to fill two vacancies...

Ottawa —  With safety top of mind, the Kids Come First Health Team has come together for some of the region’s most vulnerable children and youth — those who are, or at risk of, experiencing maltreatment, such as abuse or neglect — during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Home may not always be a safe place, but it is the only place young people have been allowed to be for weeks.

Add in school closures, and financial and emotional stresses on families, organizations working with...

On May 14, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that hospitals can begin offering scheduled surgeries and procedures, and non-urgent in-person clinical services when they meet the province’s criteria to do so safely.

We are very glad to hear this news.

All areas across CHEO are, and have been, hard at work putting the safety plans in place that will allow us to meet the province’s requirements for resuming some of our services. What Doug Ford’s...

This message is on behalf of hospitals in the Champlain region.

Champlain Region, May 15, 2020 – Health-care teams in the Champlain region have successfully tested residents in all 60 local long-term care homes ahead of the provincial government’s May 15 deadline.

Over the last three weeks more than 7,000 residents and 8,000 staff have been tested by teams comprised of hospital staff, public health, and paramedics.

Long-term care homes are the frontline of Ontario’s fight against COVID-19, and...