Canadian Red Cross to Help CHEO Amid Surge in Respiratory Illnesses in Children

Canadian Red Cross to Help CHEO Amid Surge in Respiratory Illnesses in Children
A sign directing visitors to the emergency department is shown at CHEO, May 15, 2015 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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A prominent children’s hospital in Ottawa will soon be receiving help from the Canadian Red Cross as it grapples with a massive wave of pediatric respiratory illnesses that have stretched resources to the breaking point, the organization announced Sunday.

CHEO, previously known as the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, requested the additional support amid a surge of admissions from children and youth.