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Recently during my residency training in family medicine and public health and preventive medicine, I had the privilege of doing an elective rotation in Iqaluit, Nunavut. My interests in health and social inequities drew me to this elective rotation.

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Ottawa-area hospitals are partnering with Ottawa Public Health (OPH) to lead a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Nepean Sportsplex on Saturday, December 18. The clinic will provide first, second and booster doses to those who are eligible, as well as vaccines for eligible children.

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CHEO is always here for you when you need us. Our Emergency Department and all urgent and essential services are always open.

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Happy holidays!

It has been quite a year, again. Please pause to enjoy this short, video holiday wish from me to you.

By CHEO - Dec 16, 2021

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OTTAWA, Ontario, December 8 — Once again, CHEO has been recognized as a 2021 Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month® Great Employers.  Presented by Excellence Canada, CHEO is among 11 Canadian organizations being celebrated for their planning and actions to foster physically and psychologically safe and healthy workplaces, striving to continually improve across four main areas of focus, namely: Physical health, social health, mental health and community.

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The Hon. Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building, Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1

RE: Response to Premier’s Letter on Health Care Worker Vaccination

Dear Premier Ford,

As three leading children’s hospitals in Ontario, and in partnership with our provincial partner paediatric healthcare providers, we have advocated strongly throughout the pandemic that children be placed at the forefront of policy decision making.

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TORONTO, October 15, 2021 – The Children’s Health Coalition urges the Government of Ontario to pursue a cautious approach to reopening and to double down on the measures that are working to keep schools open and protect the health and well-being of children and youth.

Since schools have opened up for in-person learning in September, our provincial COVID-19 numbers have been stable and have been tracking within the best-case scenario as outlined by the COVID-19 Science Advisory and Modelling Consensus.

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The profound affect that kids and families have on everyone at CHEO

At CHEO, families matter — babies and parents, kids and grandparents, youth and caregivers. Their love and their strength, their perseverance, hopes, goals, laughter, smiles, anxieties, joy and sorrow affect everyone at CHEO.

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CHEO among Newsweek’s 2022 World’s Best Hospitals

OTTAWA, Ontario, — Once again, CHEO has been recognized among the world’s best, making Newsweek’s 2022 World’s Best Hospitals list.

“It’s an honour to be recognized among the best in the world at caring for children and youth,” said CHEO President and CEO, Alex Munter.

By CHEO - Oct 04, 2021

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