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CHEO remains a high-risk environment. Many of the children and youth we serve are immuno-compromised, unvaccinated, and vulnerable. We will continue to require everyone who enters our facilities to be screened and masked.
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8/8 And before we wrap up, just a friendly reminder to everyone to follow public health guidance—please mask-up in crowded spaces, get vaccinated, stay home when sick & wash your hands. We can all help protect kids + support the dedicated health professionals who care for them.
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Thank you
@CPHO_Canada
for helping lead
#Canada
’s fight against
#COVID19
! We may not be able to give you a real hug, but here’s a virtual hug from all your friends at
#CHEO
#ThankYouDrTam
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This has been a spring weekend like no other in CHEO’s 48-year history. A 🧵on why a visit to CHEO right now might feel a bit different. +
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Our Children’s Treatment Centre school had a very special visitor this afternoon:
@BradyTkachuk71
from the
#Ottawa
@Senators
! 🏒 He took the time to get down on the carpet to play & gave out autographed
#Sens
baseball caps. Thank you, Brady!
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4/4 To all kids and youth 12+ years old sharing selfies and your reasons for getting vaccinated, we see you. We support you. We all want
#CommunityImmunity
and for this relentless pandemic to end.
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Huge thanks to
@GurdeepPandher
for stopping by
#CHEO
today—we had a blast lacing up our dance shoes again!
We all love children. Doctors, nurses and other staff at children's hospitals play important roles by providing care for little humans. This morning, it was my honour to dance Bhangra with staff of Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) for their joy and positivity.
@CHEO
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1/3 Today 215 orange ribbons were attached to trees in
#CHEO
’s Butterfly Garden, our special memorial garden for children who have died. In this way, CHEO's community honours the lives of the
#215children
whose bodies were found in a mass grave at the Kamloops residential school.
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Thanks
@kyleturris
for dropping by yesterday to spend some time with our kids & families. You brought out a lot of smiles.
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6/8 We’re so grateful for our new partnership with
@redcrosscanada
who will have a small team starting next week to support our clinical teams.
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Some of our elevators got a makeover today! Check out our
#hero4CHEO
additions from the Main Floor! 1/3
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5/8 Thank you to our amazing partners including
@RNeilsonHouse
@OttawaHealth
@OttawaHospital
@QCHOttawa
@KingstonHSC
@PRHhospital
@providence_care
for generously providing us with staff, equipment and accommodating patient transfers.
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7/8 Thanks to this support from
@redcrosscanada
, some of our redeployed staff will be able to go back to their regular roles so Team
#CHEO
can continue to provide the safe, world-class care that our patients deserve.
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4/ This is the trend worldwide – when community spread is rampant, no one is spared. Omicron doesn’t discriminate by age range. One baby hospitalized is one too many in our view.
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Wow amazing! We are beyond thrilled. All thanks to your support the
#CHEOtelethon
raised $9,713,300!! That will mean the world for children and youth in our community. Thank you for all you do 🙏
#Hero4CHEO
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3/8 We’ve redeployed staff and expanded care in our surgical and medical care units, added extra beds and workers in our pediatric intensive care units, emergency department and inpatient units, and asked non-clinical staff to support clinical teams wherever possible.
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"Children are not small adults and they definitely don’t deserve an under-sized health-care system. That was true half a century ago. Our generation’s greatest gift to the future can be to right-size kids’ care." —
@AlexMunter
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4/8 We’ve also asked for extra support from organizations across the region to ensure our young patients and their families get the care they need. And they have really stepped up.
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You did it!! Province just announced
#1door4care
funding live at
#CHEO
. Thank you all for supporting the need for this new building to help kids/youth with
#mentalhealth
challenges and
#specialneeds
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We just wanted to give you a sense of why waits are longer now than anyone would like and why you may want to explore other options. Thanks for your support and understanding. *end*
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One of the best things we can model for kids is that hate has no place in society. With disturbing reminders that anti-Semitism is on the rise, we speak out & stand in solidarity with Jewish friends & neighbours during
#Hanukkah
& always.
#ChagSameach
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We're offering FREE parking temporarily! Starting today (Mar 28) parking gates at
#CHEO
are lifted so there is no charge. We know some people prefer to avoid public transport in support of
#physicaldistancing
, so this is another way we can support you
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Our emergency department just had its busiest May ever and is on-pace to set a record for June. Yesterday, for the first time anyone can recall, we had *16* patients who were admitted that didn’t have a bed to go to. So, they stayed in ‘emerg.’ Some for almost 48 hours. +
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Our Emergency Department is experiencing heavy volumes and we always see the sickest, most urgent cases first. Come prepared with snacks, blankets, toys, etc. to make your wait as comfortable as possible.
#CHEO
is always here to provide urgent care when you need it.
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THANK YOU
#OTTAWA
! The
#CHEOtelethon
raised $10,648,449 for important healthcare and research at
#CHEO
! We are overwhelmed by your generosity. If you missed donating during the
#CHEOtelethon
, there's still time to make a difference! Visit us online at
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It means the world to these kids – and all of us here at
#CHEO
– that the
@Senators
take the time to visit us every holiday season. ✨🎄
#GoSensGo
#HappyHolidays
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Dylan gave his mom the best
#MothersDay
gift, hearing the sound of her voice! Today we celebrate all the moms out there who are loving, supporting and encouraging. We admire all of you.
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5/ The moral of this story? Adults need to limit their contacts & get fully vaccinated to protect young ones. Vaccination is the best layer of protection for you and those vulnerable around you – of all ages.
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Over the last six weeks, our in-patient medical wards have been packed. Again, with more young people than normal who are sicker than normal. COVID, flu, surgeries, and many other causes – all that are keeping kids in hospital for overnight stays. +
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Thank you to healthcare workers in
#OttCity
who are working tirelessly. To those living, working & commuting downtown, we recognize the added pressures you're under right now and that many feel unsafe. We hope for a safe return to normal soon. Thank you for your dedication.
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#CHEO
is seeing a disturbing trend of infants with head trauma. Along with
@OttawaHealth
&
@CASO_SAEO
, we're asking you to reach out if you/someone you know needs help. It’s a stressful time for parents/ caregivers but there is support. It takes a village.
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We know Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 😷 can be scary for kids. But we want to let you know that we’re still your friendly health-care professionals under all the PPE. See? Molly from
#CHEO
's Emergency is still the same smiling, caring nurse
#COVIDottawa
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3/4 But vile comments from anonymous, mean strangers on social media targeting teenagers who are excited about getting vaccinated crosses a line. It’s mean and totally inappropriate.
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The COVID-19 vaccine for kids has arrived! Before heading to your appointment, check out these helpful vaccine tips FOR kids FROM kids just like you!
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7/ We all must go the extra mile to protect the most vulnerable for hospitalization – tiny babies, kids who are immunocompromised, kids with chronic/complex conditions. Thanks for listening!
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Thanks to advocacy from families, partners & local MPPs, our
#1door4care
got the green light from
@ONgov
to start construction! 40,000 kids/youth with
#specialneeds
&
#mentalhealth
challenges will get better, faster access to care. Great news! pls RT
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We want to give a huge shout-out and thank you to all of the Team
#CHEO
members at the Brewer Assessment Centre as well as to our
@OttawaHospital
and
@OttawaHealth
colleagues. Since opening in March 2020, our team has swabbed over 55,000 children and youth for
#COVID19
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"We hope you have as much fun today as we do! We look forward to coming here every year!" --
@Senators
'
@ErikKarlsson65
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Since Friday, we have had more young people than normal for this time of year come to us with viruses, trauma, and injuries that are more severe than normal. Broken bones, head injuries, etc: ailments that require admissions to hospital. But we don’t have any free beds. +
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6/ Yes, we can reduce kids’ risk and yes, kids needs to go to daycare/school because it’s essential. We know what we need to do — get vaccinated, increase access to testing, reduce contacts, etc. So kids can be kids.
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Today is
@Bell_LetsTalk
Day. For every tweet/retweet using
#BellLetsTalk
, Bell will donate 5¢ to Cdn
#mentalhealth
initiatives! It’s never too early to start helping your kids understand and cope with difficult emotions. eMentalhealth has tips for parents:
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We're honoured to be able to offer the first pediatric palliative care residency program in Canada! Meet Dr. Kyle St. Louis—the program's first physician in training who is learning how to care for children and families while embracing their uniqueness:
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We’re so grateful to all
#CHEO
staff, physicians and volunteers who are working over the holidays. On behalf of the kids and youth who need to be in hospital this time of year: thank you. ❤
#HappyHolidays
#ChristmasEve
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We beat the heat & last year's total! Thanks to you we raised $8,727,897!Thank you we are overwhelmed by your generosity
#CHEOtelethon
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Our beloved Molly Penny turns 5 today and we've got to celebrate🎉 🎂 ! She's been there to comfort little hands, create big smiles and give love to thousand of kids over the years. Join us in sending big bear hugs to this very special person on her very special day!
#hero4CHEO
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That created a gridlock effect. It meant patients and families coming to emergency but didn’t need immediate care had to wait hours longer. It also meant we had to cancel some planned procedures for the coming week and reschedule others to make space. +
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Hey
#OttCity
, Never Say Never — let's help bring
@justinbieber
Right Here to
#CHEO
to meet Serene. Retweet this One Time to help spread the word
Pls RT this 🧵
Serene's medical team has made the official decision: it's too risky for her to attend the
@justinbieber
concert in
#ottawa
. She's had tickets & looked forward to this for months. Despite this & everything Serene has been through, she remains positive... 1/4
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Obviously, we don’t do this lightly. It pains us to do. But that is the reality. We simply have more people needing care right now than we have space, beds, and people. +
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Thank you to the incredible folks at
@OttawaPolice
,
@OttawaParamedic
and
@OttFire
for stopping by
#CHEO
and
@OttawaHospital
this week to salute our staff. We salute you right back! Keep up the great work out there
#WereInThisTogether
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Here’s where you can help: check this page to see whether your child’s condition requires a trip to hospital and to find other alternatives in the community: +
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Wishing a very
#MerryChristmas
to everyone celebrating today! Santa Claus made sure all the kids at
#CHEO
knew he didn't forget about them while making his overnight deliveries.
Thank you to all the staff/medical staff working today & through the holidays to care for our kids.
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3/ Previously we had up to 5 COVID-related admissions per month. In December we had 11, and so far, in January, we've had 28. 3 kids were in the Pediatric ICU. There are over 300,000 children & youth in our catchment area.
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#OTTAWA
!!!! $7.9 million, an all-time
#CHEOtelethon
record! Thank you!
#ottnews
http://t.co/Dp0yb5LwTO
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Wow! 🎉An incredible $11,818,771 announced at the 2022
#CHEOtelethon
, raised through
#CHEO
’s warm and generous community – we couldn’t deliver the care that kids deserve without your support. Thank you for continuing to keep
#YourCHEO
close to your heart.💓
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Fresh off their
#NHL100Classic
shut out, the
@Senators
are here for their annual
#Christmas
visit with our incredible patients! What a special time of year.
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Kudos to everyone working hard at the Brewer Arena assessment centre. Our
#CHEO
team is fully gowned up in protective gear and ready to put
#safetyfirst
by screening kids & youth for
#COVID19
. Find out when to visit the assessment centre:
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Our frontline folks are always here for you. That hasn’t changed in 48 years and never will. Again, if you need to come to CHEO, please do. +
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Congratss to our very own
@AlexMunter_
who was voted as favourite CEO in the 2020
@facesottawa
awards! Thanks to our community for their show of support and congrats to all the finalists and favourites. Everyone is a winner in our great city!
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We’re doing everything we can to manage volumes and staffing challenges, while minimizing inconvenience to you and your family. +
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1/3 Like most children's hospitals across Canada,
#CHEO
is experiencing unprecedented pressures. We are seeing many more kids/youth with respiratory infections like RSV, COVID and the seasonal flu. This means we're well over capacity and wait times are sadly longer than ever.
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Sending big bear hugs to Cliff and Valerie Hammell, Owners/Operators of the
@CanadianTire
Store on Carling Ave. They donated 80,000 3-ply face masks through the
@sensfoundation
for
#CHEO
caregivers and parents! Thank you for being there for us when we need you most.
#hero4CHEO
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If you have a family doctor or nearby clinic, a call there might save you hours’ long waits at hospital. If you do need to come to CHEO, our staff and medical staff will do everything in their power to get the world-class, timely care you deserve. +
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#StanleyCup
in the building:
@Peguins
Asst. Coach Jacques Martin shared his day with the cup with our
#CHEO
kids. Lots of smiles! Thank you!
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2/4 Anti-vaxxers and social media trolls have strong opinions about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines in general. We’re not interested in debating them.
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Warren is going places. How do we know? He already has! Warren & his family travelled from Toronto so he could deliver 150 face masks that he spent two weeks making for
#CHEO
on his 3D printer. What a thoughtful display of kindness! Our hearts are so warm and full of gratitude.
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Seven-year-old Callan “Coach Cal” Perks loves to give a pep talk and he wanted to send a special message of gratitude and encouragement to
#CHEO
's extraordinary front line workers who continue to provide excellence in care! Join Coach Cal in celebrating our incredible team 👏❤️💫
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2/ We're seeing an increase in COVID-related admissions since mid-December. Those at greatest risk are children 4 and under (not eligible for vaccines) and older kids with complex medical conditions.
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Please RT: we want to remind
#OttCity
that
#CHEO
,
@OttawaHealth
& other health-care organizations will never, ever call/email asking you for credit card information to access COVID-19 test results! Your results can be accessed for free using MyChart or the provincial portal.
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The
#EasterBunny
stopped by
#CHEO
today to deliver some goodies to our kids. Thanks to the Child Life team for being his special helpers for the day!
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Coming soon! We’ve heard your feedback about how to improve your testing experience and we’re working hard to introduce a way to book your child’s
#COVID19
test online. Supporting families is always our goal! Soon you can book tests at Brewer in advance, stay tuned!
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They call themselves the Blues Crew, but as a team they are far from feeling the blues…these awesome members of our medical imaging team are keeping their spirits up and showing us how to take a group photo while at a proper
#physicaldistance
. Keep up the great work!
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BREAKING NEWS: our
#1door4care
health-care hub is coming soon! Thanks
@ONgov
+
@ChildrenON
for giving us the green light to put shovels in the ground to provide better access to care for kids & youth with
#specialneeds
&
#mentalhealth
challenges.
#onpoli
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Our
#Emergency
team is examining 15 children, ages 3 to 12, after they started feeling unwell (nausea, vomiting and coughing) on their school bus. All are doing well so far – our thanks the first responders
@OttawaParamedic
.
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Meet 6 year old Roman and his dad Chad. When you're hospitalized, having Dad by your side can make all the difference.
#HappyFathersDay
to all dads and extra hugs to those spending the day at
#CHEO
with their kids, and those working here to care for our precious patients.
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🔟
#OnThisDay
in 2011 our President and CEO
@AlexMunter
joined
#CHEO
!
Thank you Alex for tirelessly advocating for kids and youth ... we just couldn't resist giving you a shout-out today 😊
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