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Ottawa — As a health-care organization, CHEO’s top priority is always the safety of the children, youth and families we serve, and all members of our team. As of today, 99.3% of full-time personnel and 97.6% of part-time and casual personnel are immunized.  We are thankful to everyone who has taken this critical step to help us deliver on our commitment to always put safety first.

Evidence-based vaccines add one more layer of protection to keep...

TORONTO, October 15, 2021 – The Children’s Health Coalition urges the Government of Ontario to pursue a cautious approach to reopening and to double down on the measures that are working to keep schools open and protect the health and well-being of children and youth.

Since schools have opened up for in-person learning in September, our provincial COVID-19 numbers have been stable and have been tracking within the best-case scenario as outlined by the COVID-19 Science Advisory and Modelling Consensus...

Ottawa — Pediatrics has published a new, first-of-its-kind study that followed and examined the experiences of transgender youth in Canada.

"Our study found that, in spite of high levels of parental support for trans youth seeking gender-affirming medical care, there was lack of timely access to care, with high rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts or actions when these youth were first seen for gender-affirming medical care,” said...

Parents are not visitors and are always welcome by their child’s side

OTTAWA, ON — CHEO has two distinct COVID-19 pandemic policies to keep everyone in our care safe: a parent/caregiver policy and a separate visitor policy. Both policies are essential because 71% of the children in our care are under age 12 and not eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Visitors must be fully vaccinated, or they cannot enter CHEO at any of its locations.

Parents...

CHEO among Newsweek’s 2022 World’s Best Hospitals

OTTAWA, Ontario, — Once again, CHEO has been recognized among the world’s best, making Newsweek’s 2022 World’s Best Hospitals list.

“It’s an honour to be recognized among the best in the world at caring for children and youth,” said CHEO President and CEO, Alex Munter. “And it’s rewarding for our team to know that our perseverance and hard work continues to shine through, even amid the ongoing pressures of the pandemic. Masks, physical...