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An Ottawa family was able to attend a momentous, once-in-a-lifetime event thanks to the can-do attitude and swift action by a CHEO social worker and her team.

On behalf of the CHEO Board of Directors, I am writing to inform you of an important transition within the leadership team at CHEO. As many of you know, Alex will be stepping down as President and CEO of CHEO, effective Oct.

Meet Divya Massilamani, Clinical Administrative Assistant in Genetics

As a high school student, Divya dreamed of going into medicine, specifically pediatrics. To complete her mandatory volunteer hours, she volunteered at CHEO and quickly realized that there was more to this hospital than she thought.

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This is an important summer for CHEO’s new Integrated Treatment Centre as staff, medical staff and some families get a first look at the proposed layout and provide their feedback to help shape the space.

Meet Ashley Hilliard, Recreation Therapist at CHEO.

For Ashley, CHEO is a special place.

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Michelle first came to know CHEO through her older brother. Throughout his teen years, he had multiple surgeries and Michelle would come to visit him in hospital to brighten his day.

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Meet Isabelle Moss, Specialty Technologist in MRI

Barry Bickerton recalls the life-altering phone call to his mom Winnifred “Winnie” May Bickerton in 1969. That phone call would lead to Winnie being hired as the first employee of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (later changed to CHEO) as a bookkeeper.

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“Growing up, I always knew I wanted to work with kids,” says Alaa. “I didn’t know how exactly, but I knew it was something I was meant to do.

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