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Meet Lisa Cater, a Clerk in CHEO's Health Records Department.

At 12, Lisa Cater was diagnosed with a brain tumor and rushed into emergency surgery at CHEO.

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Parents experience sudden trauma, shock, fear and sadness when a baby requires intensive care immediately after birth, and they have to face many losses.

Meet Sheila James, Director of the Office of Indigeneity, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access and Social Justice at CHEO.

Sheila James vividly recalls the moment that changed her career trajectory.

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CHEO is expanding its use of virtual reality (VR) to help children and youth with cerebral palsy who struggle with anxiety when receiving intramuscular-administered medication, part of a multi-site study on the benefits of VR as a distraction tool.

Meet Natalie Beauchamp, a physician assistant in CHEO’s intermediate care unit (IMCU).

Natalie Beauchamp has experienced CHEO from both sides of bedside care.

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Meet Jackson Wu, an environmental services attendant at CHEO.

Jackson Wu has been a beloved member of CHEO’s environmental services team since 2009.

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Meet Jessica Romeo, a nurse practitioner in CHEO’s orthopedic surgery division. 

November 7, 2024 - Ottawa - The City of Ottawa, Councillor Stéphanie Plante, CHEO, UNICEF, and partners would like to invite you to attend Ottawa’s first ever Children and Youth Summit.

The summit will take place on November 8^th, 2024 from 11:00am to 4:00pm at Jean Pigott Hall - Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, ON.

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Meet France Bidal, an Occupational Therapist in Seating and Mobility.

Every child deserves to reach their full potential.

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Following months of construction, the newly renovated CHEO MRI suite is up and running, offering new décor, enhanced space to improve the patient experience and eventually shorten wait times.