Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
| Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 401 Smyth Road Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L1 |
| Coordinates | 45°24′04″N 75°39′05″W / 45.40111°N 75.65139°WCoordinates: 45°24′04″N 75°39′05″W / 45.40111°N 75.65139°W |
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| Care system | Medicare |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | Pediatric, Teaching, Specialist, Research |
| Affiliated university | University of Ottawa |
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| Emergency department | Yes |
| Helipad | TC LID: CPK7 |
| Beds | 167 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.cheo.on.ca |
The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) (French: Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l'est de l'Ontario) is a major children's hospital and university teaching hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, serving Eastern Ontario and western Quebec. CHEO is also a trauma centre for children in Eastern Ontario and one of five in Canada (others being Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver and IWK Health Centre in Halifax). It is affiliated with The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, and is funded by the provincial Government of Ontario. The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario first opened its doors on May 17, 1974, and is located at 401 Smyth Road.
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 comes from the CHEO Foundation.
The Foundation was first formed in the 1960s when the community began raise over $4 million for the creation of a children's hospital. Later it officially became the CHEO Foundation, whose purpose is solely to raise funds to help support the work of the hospital. Donations help the hospital provide a wide variety of pediatric programs, research, state of the art equipment, medical and nursing education, and assistance to families in crisis.
Each year, the Foundation holds the CTV Telethon for CHEO, which is broadcast on CJOH-DT and part of the North America-wide Children's Miracle Network. All funds raised locally benefit CHEO. In 2010, the Telethon raised a record $6.2 million for the hospital.
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