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CHEO – OCTC named one of Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario – Children’s Treatment Centre (CHEO – OCTC) is proud to be named one of Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures in the public sector – joining Ducks Unlimited Canada, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, Egg Farmers of Canada, Energie NB Power, Ontario Trillium Foundation and Travel Alberta.

For the last two years, CHEO – OCTC has also been ranked No. 1 among health-care and social-sector employers by Forbes’ list of Canada’s Best Employers, moving...

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Forbes ranks CHEO as Canada’s No. 1 health-care employer, again

OTTAWA — For the second year running, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) is ranked No. 1 among health-care and social-sector employers, moving into the Top 10 at position 10 on Forbes’ list of Canada’s Best Employers. CHEO joins Google, Ubisoft, NAV Canada and Toronto Hydro in the top 10 best places to work in Canada.

The Canada’s Best Employers list includes 300 companies and organizations from the private sector, government services,...

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Ottawa hospitals lead awards for life-saving organ donations

Five Ottawa hospitals are being recognized by Trillium Gift of Life Network for their life-saving organ donation work — the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Hôpital Montfort, Queensway Carleton Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Each hospital is being awarded the Hospital Achievement – Conversion Rate Award, given to hospitals that meet or exceed Trillium Gift of Life Network’s provincial target.

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CHEO’s Syrian refugee response now an online toolkit

Syrian and Congolese families joined a celebration at CHEO – OCTC today to officially launch Simplifying The Journey.ca — an online toolkit funded by the Government of Canada for use by organizations to determine how they can best help newcomers to Canada navigate the complex array of services they encounter. 

Simplifying The Journey.ca was born out of the response by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario – Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (CHEO – OCTC) to the arrival of...

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CHEO launches next step in its digital transformation

On October 21, a new patient health information system designed to improve care and safety will be turned on at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). It’s a major step in consolidating patient health records, where every patient has one digital health record that is comprehensive and immediately available to care providers throughout the hospital and beyond.

Almost all outpatient clinics across CHEO are already using the new health information system, called Epic. Epic is a global...

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