Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario - Timeline

Timeline

CHEO was formed in 1974 due to the efforts of the community requesting a bilingual healthcare centre for children and the approval by the provincial government. The timeline indicates the year major areas of the hospital were established.

1974 - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is opened to patients.

1977 - Dental Clinic

1980 - Burn Treatment Centre

1981 - Sports Injury Clinic, Pulmonary Function Lab, Poison Information Centre

1983 - CTV Telethon is formed

1984 - Research Institute

1985 - Community volunteers build a Child Activity Centre

1988 - The first two bone marrow transplants in Canada using unrelated HLA compatible donors are performed at CHEO.

1989 - Neonatal Transport Team

1991 - Cardiovascular Surgery Program

1992 - Heliport is built

1996 - Youthnet/Réseau Ado, a mental health promotion program for youth

2001 - First phase of redevelopment project begins, the Telehealth program is formed

2004 - Apoptosis Research Centre

2005 - New state-of-the-art cauterization laboratory

2006 - Lets Keep Kids Out Of The Hospital campaign, surgery virtual tour is created, Child Life Interactive Computers for Kids (CLICK) is introduced, Ontario's Newborn Screening Program begins, and Roger's House, a hospice for palliative pediatric care is opened

2007 - First Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) in Ontario, eating disorders program is introduced

2008 - Parental Presence at Induction (PPI) is introduced, allowing parents to be with their children before and after surgery

2009 - Max Keeping Wing is opened, houses the emergency department, the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units and the medical day unit for children and youth afflicted with serious illnesses requiring outpatient treatments.

2009 - CHEO opens their off-site Centre for Healthy Active Living, with clinics focused on Obesity and Type II Diabetes