CHEO is a pediatric health-care and research centre located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CHEO is also a tertiary trauma centre for children in Eastern Ontario, Nunavut, Northern Ontario and the Outaouais region of Quebec and one of only seven Level I trauma centres for children in Canada (others being The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the Montreal Children's Hospital in Montreal, the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine in Montreal, IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, and BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver). It is affiliated with The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, and is funded by the provincial Government of Ontario. CHEO first opened its doors on May 17, 1974, and is located at 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario.
CHEO includes a hospital, children's treatment centre, school and research institute, with satellite services located throughout Eastern Ontario. CHEO provides complex pediatric care, research and education. CHEO is a founding member of Kids Health Alliance, a network of partners.
In addition to its clinical mandate, CHEO is an academic health science centre. Each year, it provides education to 2,300 future pediatricians, nurses, and other health professionals.
CHEO is funded by the provincial government of Ontario as well as by a variety of public donations. One of the hospital's major sources of funding is the CHEO Foundation, which was incorporated in 1974.
1,856 administrative, service and allied health staff
679 nursing staff
318 physicians
700 volunteers
Timelineedit
The back of the CHEO building
CHEO was formed in 1974 due to the efforts of the community requesting a bilingual healthcare centre for children and the approval by the provincial government. The timeline indicates the year major areas of the hospital were established.[2]
1974 - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is opened to patients.
1975 - Pediatric Neurosurgery Program
1977 - Dental Clinic
1980 - Burn Treatment Centre
1981 - Sports Injury Clinic, Pulmonary Function Lab, Poison Information Centre
The emergency entrance to Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario1983 - CTV Telethon is formed
A helicopter landing at CHEO2005 - New state-of-the-art cauterization laboratory
2006 - Lets Keep Kids Out Of The Hospital campaign, surgery virtual tour is created, Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids (CLICK) is introduced, Ontario's Newborn Screening Program begins, and Roger's House, a hospice for palliative pediatric care is opened
2007 - First Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) in Ontario, eating disorders program is introduced
2008 - Parental Presence at Induction (PPI) is introduced, allowing parents to be with their children before and after surgery
2009 - Garry Cardiff Wing is opened, houses the emergency department, the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units and the medical day unit for children and youth afflicted with serious illnesses requiring outpatient treatments.
2009 - CHEO opens their off-site Centre for Healthy Active Living, with clinics focused on Obesity and Type II Diabetes
2019 - The Children's Hospital rebranded with the name CHEO which no longer served as an abbreviation
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This article is about CHEO For other similarly named hospitals see Children s Hospital disambiguation CHEO redirects here For other uses see Cheo disambiguation CHEO is a pediatric health care and research centre located in Ottawa Ontario Canada CHEO is also a tertiary trauma centre for children in Eastern Ontario Nunavut Northern Ontario and the Outaouais region of Quebec and one of only seven Level I trauma centres for children in Canada others being The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto the Montreal Children s Hospital in Montreal the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte Justine in Montreal IWK Health Centre in Halifax Alberta Children s Hospital in Calgary Stollery Children s Hospital in Edmonton and BC Children s Hospital in Vancouver It is affiliated with The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa and is funded by the provincial Government of Ontario CHEO first opened its doors on May 17 1974 and is located at 401 Smyth Road Ottawa Ontario CHEOThe main entrance to CHEOLocation in OttawaGeographyLocationOttawa Ontario CanadaCoordinates45 24 04 N 75 39 05 W 45 40111 N 75 65139 W 45 40111 75 65139OrganizationCare systemPublic Medicare Canada FundingPublic hospitalTypePediatric teaching specialist researchAffiliated universityUniversity of OttawaServicesEmergency departmentLevel I Trauma CenterBeds167HelipadTC LID CPK7HistoryOpened1974LinksWebsitewww cheo on caListsHospitals in CanadaCHEO includes a hospital children s treatment centre school and research institute with satellite services located throughout Eastern Ontario CHEO provides complex pediatric care research and education CHEO is a founding member of Kids Health Alliance a network of partners In addition to its clinical mandate CHEO is an academic health science centre Each year it provides education to 2 300 future pediatricians nurses and other health professionals Contents 1 Funding 2 Hospital characteristics 2019 2020 3 Timeline 4 See also 5 ReferencesFunding editCHEO is funded by the provincial government of Ontario as well as by a variety of public donations One of the hospital s major sources of funding is the CHEO Foundation which was incorporated in 1974 Hospital characteristics 2019 2020 editServices 1 6 623 admissions to CHEO 73 645 emergency department visits 7 783 visits to Surgical Day Care 179 394 ambulatory visits 11 319 visits to Medical Day Unit i e oncology dialysis hematology etc Facility 2019 2020 1 167 inpatient beds 20 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU 10 Intensive Care Unit ICU 112 Pediatrics Oncology Adolescent Medicine and Surgery 25 Psychiatry 73 outpatient specialty clinics Research Institute 1 73 800 sq feet of research space 676 staff and trainees 299 scientists and clinical investigators 780 active research grants 634 active studies recruiting patients 546 publications 73 283 patients amp families involved in research Personnel 1 1 856 administrative service and allied health staff 679 nursing staff 318 physicians 700 volunteersTimeline edit nbsp The back of the CHEO buildingCHEO was formed in 1974 due to the efforts of the community requesting a bilingual healthcare centre for children and the approval by the provincial government The timeline indicates the year major areas of the hospital were established 2 1974 Children s Hospital of Eastern Ontario is opened to patients 1975 Pediatric Neurosurgery Program 1977 Dental Clinic 1980 Burn Treatment Centre 1981 Sports Injury Clinic Pulmonary Function Lab Poison Information Centre nbsp The emergency entrance to Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario1983 CTV Telethon is formed 1984 Research Institute 1985 Community volunteers build a Child Activity Centre 1988 The first two bone marrow transplants in Canada using unrelated HLA compatible donors are performed at CHEO 1989 Neonatal Transport Team 1991 Cardiovascular Surgery Program 1992 Heliport is built 1996 Youthnet Reseau Ado a mental health promotion program for youth 2001 First phase of redevelopment project begins the Telehealth program is formed 2003 Max Keeping Wing opens 2004 Apoptosis Research Centre nbsp A helicopter landing at CHEO2005 New state of the art cauterization laboratory 2006 Lets Keep Kids Out Of The Hospital campaign surgery virtual tour is created Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids CLICK is introduced Ontario s Newborn Screening Program begins and Roger s House a hospice for palliative pediatric care is opened 2007 First Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib VEPTR in Ontario eating disorders program is introduced 2008 Parental Presence at Induction PPI is introduced allowing parents to be with their children before and after surgery 2009 Garry Cardiff Wing is opened houses the emergency department the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units and the medical day unit for children and youth afflicted with serious illnesses requiring outpatient treatments 2009 CHEO opens their off site Centre for Healthy Active Living with clinics focused on Obesity and Type II Diabetes 2019 The Children s Hospital rebranded with the name CHEO which no longer served as an abbreviationSee also editList of children s hospitalsReferences edit a b c d CHEO Website Facts and Figures Archived from the original on 2010 05 16 Retrieved 2010 04 20 CHEO Significant Milestones Archived from the original on 2011 01 23 Retrieved 2011 02 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Children 27s Hospital of Eastern Ontario amp oldid 1135455512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
