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Pediatric experts propose latest guidance for school reopening

TORONTO - Ottawa — A group of experts from across Ontario have come together to develop updated considerations for a safe school reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The living document, Updated COVID-19: Guidance for School Reopening, published July 29, 2020, was produced with input from CHEO and the other pediatric hospitals in Ontario, as well as experts from a wide range of disciplines across the province. It builds on an initial set of recommendations previously put forward by The Hospital...

Letter informs families of missing administrative forms

Ottawa—July 28, 2020—The following letter has been sent to parents of 67 clients of CHEO.

Please know that if you did not receive this letter, you are not affected.

July 28, 2020

Dear [Name],

At CHEO it is very important to us that we protect the privacy and confidentiality of your personal health information. It is the foundation of a trust that allows us provide the best care possible for you and your family. Keeping your information secure is a priority, and when we don’t meet our own high...

Parking fees resume

During the week of June 29, all hospitals in the Champlain region will return to paid parking for all staff, medical staff, patients, families and caregivers. CHEO will resume parking fees on July 2.

We have not charged anyone, including families and our staff, for the past three months. The decision to resume parking fees is part of the region’s overall plan to gradually and safely increase clinical services in our community. Over the coming weeks, more people will be parking on-site as they come...

Hospitals in the Champlain Region slowly and safely increasing scheduled hospital activity

Looking for more information about how CHEO is increasing clinical services?
Visit our COVID-19 webpage

This is a joint message from chiefs-of-staff at hospitals in the Champlain Region

OTTAWA – June 10, 2020 – Hospitals in the Champlain Region are taking a safe, coordinated and gradual approach to increasing scheduled services, which were postponed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. While hospitals and their clinicians are eager to care for as many patients as safely possible, this measured...

CHEO supports anti-racism

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...