The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is a 150 bed, paediatric/quaternary care teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa. As such, the Hospital serves a broad geographic area, including Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. We also provide certain specialized paediatric services beyond this catchment area to children and youth from Baffin Island, Newfoundland and other provinces. In addition to being the major regional referral centre for tertiary and quaternary care, CHEO provides significant secondary care services, and is a national collaborator in the complex arena of child and youth services. Founded in 1974, the hospital treats over 6,000 inpatients annually, and its outpatient program, ambulatory clinics and emergency services handle close to 250,000 patient visits each year.
