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May 5, 2020 — Today, on World Hand Hygiene Day, a handwashing song created by Dr. Nisha Thampi, an infectious disease physician at CHEO, is featured in a cartoon series for kids called Spike and Toody and has now been translated into 27 different languages, reaching half of the world’s population in their native language.

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Monday May 4, 2020 - Starting today, CHEO’s Emergency Department is offering virtual appointments with a pediatric emergency physician for children and youth needing urgent, but not medically life-threatening, care — becoming Canada’s first pediatric hospital to do so.

CHEO’s Emergency Department is always open for in-person visits and we encourage anyone who needs in-person care to come.

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By CHEO - May 01, 2020

Today is #InternationalDanceDay! At CHEO we’re practicing physical distancing and dressed up in our personal protective equipment to keep everyone safe. But that doesn't stop us from busting a move and putting a little boogie in our step while we have a dance party.

• Best life

Ottawa, April 28, 2020 — Kids Come First Health Team has opened a Children’s Immunization Clinic for infants and children under two (2) years of age in the Ottawa region who are unable to get their routine first series of immunizations due to COVID-19 closures.

CHEO, community pediatricians, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) and CANImmunize, all partners in the By CHEO - Apr 28, 2020

We’ve been keeping in touch with our amazing volunteers virtually. Check out some of their lovely notes in return (sharing with their permission, of course):

To all employees of CHEO, thank you for all you do for our children every day but especially during this difficult time.

By CHEO - Apr 22, 2020

• Best life

Having access to the PPE we need is a crucial part of keeping our kids, caregivers, staff and community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are so grateful to our community for rallying together to donate or create masks for our health-care workers.

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Ottawa, April 21, 2020: By CHEO - Apr 21, 2020