Ottawa, Canada — CHEO, like other pediatric hospitals, continues to be very busy with the onset of an early viral season. (See our October 7 release.)
Our Emergency Department just had its busiest September ever. Kids are coming into Emergency sicker and we are seeing a higher proportion with respiratory viral illnesses. Our inpatient medicine units (where most of the admissions from Emergency go) are consistently running at or above 120% capacity.
There is a mix of viruses in the community contributing to our busy hospital, among them RSV, influenza and COVID. There is a good deal of recent interest about RSV and how it’s affecting CHEO.
Find out what you need to know about RSV, the early viral season and why it matters to CHEO and what you can do.
Speakers
- Alex Munter, President and CEO, CHEO
- Dr. Chuck Hui, Chief of Infectious Disease, Immunology and Allergy, CHEO
- Dr. Anne Pham-Huy, Pediatrician, Infectious Disease, Immunology and Allergy, CHEO
- Dr. Melissa Langevin, Associate Medical Director, Emergency Medicine, CHEO
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Media contact
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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 co-ordinated system for pediatric health care 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.