CHEO is a pediatric health-care and research centre located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CHEO is also a tertiary trauma centre for children in Eastern Ontario, Nunavut, Northern Ontario and the Outaouais region of Quebec and one of only seven Level I trauma centres for children in Canada (others being The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the Montreal Children's Hospital in Montreal, the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine in Montreal, IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, and BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver). It is affiliated with The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, and is funded by the provincial Government of Ontario. CHEO first opened its doors on May 17, 1974, and is located at 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario. CHEO includes a hospital, children's treatment centre, school and research institute, with satellite services located throughout Eastern Ontario. CHEO provides complex pediatric care, research and education. CHEO is 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. Funding CHEO is funded by the provincial government of Ontario as well as by a variety of public donations. One of the hospital's major sources of funding is the CHEO Foundation, which was incorporated in 1974. Hospital characteristics (2019-2020) Services: 6,623 admissions to CHEO 73,645 emergency department visits 7,783 visits to Surgical Day Care 179,394 ambulatory visits 11,319 visits to Medical Day Unit (i.e. oncology, dialysis, hematology, etc.) Facility (2019–2020): 167 inpatient beds 20 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) 10 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 112 Pediatrics, Oncology, Adolescent Medicine and Surgery 25 Psychiatry 73 outpatient specialty clinics Research Institute 73,800 sq feet of research space 676 staff and trainees 299 scientists and clinical investigators 780 active research grants 634 active studies recruiting patients 546 publications 73,283 patients & families involved in research Personnel: 1,856 administrative, service and allied health staff 679 nursing staff 318 physicians 700 volunteers 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. 1975 - Pediatric Neurosurgery Program 1977 - Dental