Ottawa Kids’ Hospital Opens Second Intensive Care Unit as Viral Admissions Surge

Ottawa Kids’ Hospital Opens Second Intensive Care Unit as Viral Admissions Surge
Ontario Premier Doug Ford meets students at the CHEO School as he arrives for a photo opportunity at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa on Oct. 17, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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An Ontario children’s hospital has opened a second intensive care unit to treat what it says is an unprecedented number of critically ill babies and young children.
The Ottawa-based Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, or CHEO, says the peak viral season has arrived early, sending kids to the hospital at levels “never before seen” in its history.