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CHEO School and other school supports – January 2022 start dates

To meet the needs of students with special needs, schools like the CHEO School — that provide vital health-care services as part of a child’s school day — will resume in-person learning starting Wednesday, January 5. The CHEO School provides supports including Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech-Language Pathology as part of our student’s school day — these supports are essential for their life-long development and while some of these services can...

Children’s Health Coalition saddened by today’s school announcement

TORONTO, January 3, 2022 – As leaders in children’s health, we are saddened by today’s announcement from the provincial government. We know that in person learning is essential to the mental, physical and developmental wellbeing of children.  

During this next two weeks, we are hopeful that government will do everything it can to instill confidence in families and education workers and support school resuming on January 17. This includes...

CHEO experiencing COVID-19 outbreak

January 20, 2022: this outbreak is now over.

January 1, 2022 - CHEO is currently experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 — our first during the pandemic. It involves two people at this time.

The word ‘outbreak’ may sound scary to some, so let us explain. CHEO’s Infection Prevention and Control program, in collaboration with Ottawa Public Health, declares an outbreak when people (patients, caregivers, staff, and medical staff) on the same unit...

CHEO postpones non-urgent appointments for the first two weeks of January

CHEO is not yet admitting many children and youth with COVID-19, as is reported in other parts of the world – but our specialized pediatric services are in high demand. Our beds are full of kids with urgent and emergent needs and our Emergency Department wait times are quite long. All this to say, there’s lots of need for CHEO and it’s not all pandemic-related right now. 

That said, we do need to make some adjustments to our scheduling based on...

Children’s Health Coalition agree schools must be prioritized for kids’ overall health

TORONTO, December 30, 2021 – As leaders in children’s health, we agree schools must be prioritized as essential during this 5th wave and we welcome the government’s commitment to in-person learning.

Parents and children have faced enormous challenges through the pandemic. Omicron is adding new stresses and unknowns. In the face of these unknowns, families deserve to know all steps are being taken to ensure schools are as safe as possible and on balance are...