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Meet CHEO's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee

We’re excited to announce the launch of CHEO’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigeneity (EDII) Steering Committee made up of staff, medical staff, volunteers and youth/family advisors across CHEO, the CHEO Research Institute and the CHEO Foundation. This Steering Committee is part of CHEO’s larger EDII Task Force and will guide work across our three organizations to address inequities and put forward recommendations for change.

The selection process was undertaken by our two Steering Committee...

CHEO celebrates a decade as a National Capital Region Top Employer

February 2, 2021 (Ottawa, ON) –  Today, CHEO celebrates our 10th consecutive year of being recognized by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers as a top employer in the National Capital Region.

"This continuing recognition is a real tribute to CHEO's community of 4,500 staff, medical staff, researchers, learners and volunteers, and their dedication to providing the best life for every child and youth we care for,” said...

Disturbing trend of infants coming to CHEO with head trauma

Indicates parents and caregivers need more support during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ottawa, ON – January 28, 2021 – In collaboration with the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa and Ottawa Public Health, CHEO is raising awareness of a disturbing trend. Since September, CHEO has seen more than twice as many infants (children under 1 year) for maltreatment concerns, specifically fractures and head trauma. Our community needs to be aware. 

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Forbes ranks CHEO among top Canadian hospitals

Ottawa, Ontario, January 28, 2021 — CHEO, Ottawa’s pediatric health and research centre ranks second among Canadian hospitals on the Forbes list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2021.

The Canada’s Best Employers list includes 300 companies and organizations from the private sector, government services, finance, education, telecommunications, health care, and more. 

Forbes and Statista selected the Canada’s Best Employers 2021 through an...

When Is Dead Really Dead?

The Death Prediction and Physiology after Removal of Therapy Study (DePPaRT Study)

A new international study, led by Dr. Sonny Dhanani published in the January 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, documents the physiology of the dying process. Working closely with the Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute’s Dynamic Analysis Lab, the research...