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Exceptional workplace and recognition awards

Across Canada and the world CHEO continues to be selected by local, national and international competitions showcasing employers who lead their sector in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees. CHEO is also recognized for excelling in our work delivering world-class care to children, youth and their families. Over the years, CHEO has been selected time and again as an organization that leads and innovates in the ways we support our staff and our community. These tributes are a testament to the passion and dedication of our exceptional staff, medical staff, learners and volunteers  

Here are examples of recent awards and recognition received by Team CHEO:

  • Forbes ranked CHEO among top Canadian hospitals in 2021 and 2023. In 2024 and 2025, we were ranked the top Canadian health-care employer in the country!
  • CHEO among Newsweek’s 2023 World’s Best Hospitals
  • CHEO celebrates 14th consecutive year as a National Capital Region Top Employer 
  • Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Stage 7
    designation
    (the world’s highest designation  for using an electronic medical record to improve patient outcomes and engagement)

  • CHEO celebrates 5-star reward and recognition employer by Canadian HR Reporter
  • CHEO named 2022 and 2021 Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month® Great Employers. 
  • Alex Munter voted Top CEO by Faces Magazine 2020 

Accreditation

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In 2024, CHEO achieved the highest level possible in its accreditation process, earning exemplary status from Accreditation Canada, the independent agency that rates the quality and safety of Canadian health-care organizations.

CHEO met 2,745 of the 2,760 standards against which it was assessed – a result of 99.5%. CHEO also achieved all 30 required organizational practices in areas like safety, medication management, infection control and communication.

CHEO awarded exemplary status for providing safe and quality care to children and youth

Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO)

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In March 2023, CHEO achieved designate status a Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO). CHEO'S s journey to achieve BPSO designation signifies a long-term commitment to deliver the highest standards of care to our patients and families. It has offered nurses, and other health care providers, additional tools, support, and resources to aid children and youth to live their best life.

CHEO over the last 3 years has implemented five Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs), based on current best evidence. These guidelines include Promoting asthma control in children, Assessment & management of pain. Person- and family-centered care, Promoting and supporting the initiation, exclusivity, and continuation of breastfeeding in newborns, infants and young children, and Care and maintenance to reduce vascular access complications. 

Benefits of best practice guidelines:

  • Optimal clinical and health outcomes
  • Knowledge translation
  • Sustainable implementation and usage of evidence-based practice within the health system
  • Supports professional development and quality initiatives
  • Addressing challenges in practice
  • Presenting innovative practices
  • Developing settings that permit and empower staff to strive for clinical excellence

In partnership with the RNAO, CHEO’s nursing and interprofessional teams will continue to implement, sustain, and expand the use of evidence based best practice guidelines at CHEO. 

Want to learn more? Check out our recent press release.

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