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Statement from Vera Etches, CHEO President and CEO

June 12, 2026, Ottawa, Ont. - Children and youth are growing up in a world where social media has constant, direct access to them — with very few guardrails.

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June 10, 2026, Ottawa, Ont. – CHEO is advising patients, families and visitors of temporary changes to hospital access as construction progresses on its new Integrated Treatment Centre (ITC).

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It was game on at CHEO this week, as musicians from the National Arts Centre (NAC) delivered a lively afternoon concert that powered up smiles for patients, families, and staff.

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June 1, 2026, Calgary, Alta. — CHEO is honoured to receive the 2026 Children’s Healthcare Canada Health Communications Award that acknowledges our innovative approach to supporting youth mental health through digital storytelling.

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May 29, 2026 - Ottawa, Ont.— Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited CHEO this week along with Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Michael Parsa and local MPP, George Darouze, to see construction progress for the By CHEO - May 29, 2026

A nine-year-old from eastern Ontario has turned a once-in-a-lifetime gift into a powerful act of generosity, choosing to give back to the hospital that once cared for them.

CHEO’s therapeutic clown, Zedd, spends each day the lifting the spirits of patients and families, focused on their emotional well-being and the development of children and youth, and his work has made him a leading voice of therapeutic clowning around the world.

Nurse-led research affirms safe feeding methods for mothers who took SSRIs during pregnancy

New findings affirm mothers who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy may safely choose their preferred feeding method without impacting likelihood of their newborns experiencing withdrawal from the medication.

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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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CHEO has launched a program designed not only to support families after their child returns home from hospital, but also to help ease pressure on CHEO’s busy Emergency Department (ED).