CHEO named best hospital to work for in Ottawa and the country

Organization receives accolades for its supportive environment to staff, competitive compensation and opportunities for growth

February 7, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – CHEO is again being recognized as one of the best places to work – not just in Ottawa, but in all of Canadian health care. 

This week, Canada’s Top 100 Employers named CHEO as a Top Employer in the National Capital Region for the 12th year in a row. Three years into a global pandemic, CHEO staff, medical staff and learners pulled together to respond to an extremely challenging viral season at the end of 2022. It is against this backdrop that CHEO receives accolades for its supportive environment, competitive compensation, and opportunities for career growth.

In addition, Forbes Magazine has named CHEO among Canada’s Best Employers in 2023. The Forbes Best Employers in Canada is prestigious, employee-led recognition based on survey data compiled by Statista. Some 12,000 participants at organizations of more than 500 employees were asked to assess aspects of their employer, such as working conditions and potential for growth. CHEO was the number one pediatric health-care organization to work for in Canada, number one hospital in Ontario and in the top three of all the country’s health employers.  

“CHEO is well-known for being a special place for children, youth and their families. And we work really hard to make it equally special for our staff, medical staff, learners and their families as well” says Alex, Munter, CHEO’s President and CEO. “We are humbled by these designations and grateful to our staff for their continued dedication, passion and can-do spirit – which is part of CHEO’s secret sauce.”

CHEO’s latest National Capital Region’s Top Employers award can be found here. Of the 50 workplaces recognized as a top employer in the National Capital Region this year, CHEO is one of only four health-care organizations to make the list. Details on the Canada's Best Employers 2023 by Forbes can be found here.

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About CHEO

Dedicated to the best life for every child and youth, CHEO is a global leader in pediatric health care and research. Based in Ottawa, CHEO includes a hospital, children’s treatment centre, school and research institute, with satellite services located throughout Eastern Ontario. CHEO provides excellence in complex pediatric care, research and education. We are committed to partnering with families and the community to provide exceptional care — where, when and how it’s needed. CHEO is a partner of the Kids Come First Health Team, a network of partners in Eastern Ontario working to create a high quality, standardized and coordinated system for pediatric health care that is centred around children, youth and their families. Every year, CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.