Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
The main entrance to CHEO
Location in Ottawa
Geography
Location	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	45°24′04″N 75°39′05″W / 45.40111°N 75.65139°W / 45.40111; -75.65139
Organization
Care system	Medicare, OHIP
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Pediatric, teaching, specialist, research
Affiliated university	University of Ottawa
Services
Emergency department	Level I Trauma Centre
Beds	167
Helipad	TC LID: CPK7
History
Opened	1974
Links
Website	www.cheo.on.ca
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario — Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre,^[1] commonly known by its acronym CHEO (/ˈtʃioʊ/ CHEE-oh), is a children's hospital and tertiary trauma centre for children and youth located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CHEO serves patients from eastern Ontario, northern Ontario, Nunavut, and the Outaouais region of Quebec.

CHEO first opened its doors on May 17, 1974 at 401 Smyth Road in Ottawa. The site includes a hospital, children's treatment centre, school and research institute, with satellite services located throughout eastern Ontario. CHEO, which is affiliated with the University of Ottawa, provides complex pediatric care, research and education. It is a partner of the Kids Come First Health team and a founding member of Kids Health Alliance, a network of partners.

In addition to its clinical mandate, CHEO is an academic health science centre. Each year, it provides education to 2,300 future pediatricians, nurses, and other health professionals.

In 2024, Forbes Magazine named CHEO the best place to work in Canadian health care. CHEO has also been recognized consistently as a National Capital Region Top Employer for more than a decade.