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News PostMeet Randy Sherwood, one of CHEO’s newest health care aides
Randy’s journey with CHEO started in 2011 as a cleaner in Environmental Services, but his connection to CHEO goes beyond that. At three years old, Randy came to CHEO for a near-deadly case of chicken pox.
News PostEffective communication is a valuable aid in patient care and recovery, which is why CHEO uses the H.E.
News PostMeet Anabelle Parenteau, Communications Specialist, Communications
One of CHEO’s newest members, Anabelle Parenteau, applied to come work for CHEO after seeing how well her young son was taken care of during a brief visit to CHEO’s Kids Come First Care clinic. Not new to the health care field, Anabelle wanted the opportunity to help staff and patients tell their stories.
News PostNews PostCHEO physician Dr. Claudia Malic travelled almost 12,000 kilometres in November 2023 to lead a one-week plastic surgery camp in Chitrakoot, a remote area in northern India.
News PostMeet Mackenzie Foulkes, Registered Nurse in our Ambulatory Care clinics
Ever since she was a little girl, Mackenzie knew she would one day work at CHEO – just like her mom. It was less a matter of what she wanted to be when she grew up, and more of where she wanted to be.
News PostFour-year-old Félix Gagné has never been comfortable sitting in a car seat. He was born with a genetic condition called kyphosis, a curvature of the spine from front to back, which his father Marc says led to scoliosis, a curvature of the spine from left to right.
News PostIV nurses take enormous pride in limiting pain and discomfort for patients who require vascular access, whether it is just once or many IV sites over a prolonged period.
For the last three years, CHEO has implemented five Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs) based on current best evidence, including the care and maintenance to reduce vascular access complications.
News PostMeet Patrick Holmes, Registered Nurse in our Intensive Care Unit
Thirteen years ago, Patrick’s younger brother, Matthew Holmes, was diagnosed with leukemia, which changed everything. Between relapses and bone marrow transplants, Matthew and his family spent many years in and out of CHEO’s oncology unit.
News PostMeet Michael Munroe (Mike), Registered nurse and Care facilitator in the CHEO Emergency Department
Mike started his journey at CHEO in 2005 as a Patient Service Attendant – doing transfers, holds and interacting with patients while also cleaning their rooms and the unit. But Mike wasn’t the only one of his family at CHEO.
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