Inspiring workplace

Research and innovation are hallmarks of CHEO’s world-renowned care, and its nurses continue to find new ways to deliver and support that care.

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Camryn’s migraines were getting more painful and persistent. Then there was a constant whooshing sound in her ear.

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The lights in CHEO’s Emergency Department shone brightly through the late night. 

In workshops across Ottawa and the surrounding region, 13 dedicated woodworking volunteers are hard at work—crafting customized therapy equipment for children in CHEO’s Children’s Treatment Centre (CTC). They build in their own time, from garages and basements, transforming raw materials into tools that help kids gain comfort, mobility and independence.

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Children and youth who are medically complex, fragile, and technology dependent are the one-percenters, visiting the hospital potentially dozens of times a year, which can leave some parents and caregivers feeling overwhelmed, wading through an equally complex health-care system.

Each day, Brenda Fraser brings a little container to the By CHEO - Mar 11, 2025

You likely won’t spot them during your visit to CHEO, but the clinical engineering team is working hard in the background, responsible for supplying, optimizing, and improving the latest medical equipment and tools to help provide world-class pediatric care.

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Jenna Atchison hadn’t expected to land in CHEO’s Critical Care Transport Team. A nurse drawn to the high-stakes world of emergency care; she spent eight years in CHEO’s Emergency Department before discovering the world of pediatric transport.

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Jennifer Rozek always knew she wanted to work in a pediatric hospital. Though she wasn’t a frontline healthcare provider, she found purpose in the environment of a children’s hospital.

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Mylah Rafi is a shining light in CHEO’s dental clinic as she sports a contagious smile, and infectious energy, at each appointment.