The provincial government of Ontario, Canada, has announced the start of construction work on the CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre for children.
As an extension of the CHEO hospital in Ottawa, the new facility will consolidate services and programmes from eight different locations at a single, fully accessible facility.
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It aims to enhance the provision of coordinated and integrated care for children and youth with complex developmental, medical and behavioural needs in eastern Ontario.
CHEO president and CEO Dr Vera Etches said: “CHEO’s Integrated Treatment Centre is a key piece in our transformation to better meet the needs of children and youth.
“This initiative will lead to better care integration and enhance the experience for children and youth dealing with complex medical, developmental, behavioural and mental health needs.”
Due to be completed in 2028, the CHEO Integrated Treatment Centre will serve around 13,700 children and youth with special needs, and their families, aiming to offer a more connected and convenient healthcare experience.
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By GlobalDataThe centre will streamline access to a variety of services, including on-site rehabilitation services such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, recreation and support therapies.
It will also coordinate care for children with multiple or complex special needs and provide services for neurodevelopmental disorders, including those covered under the Ontario Autism Program and the Extensive Needs Service.
The project is being funded jointly by the Ontario government and CHEO, while EllisDon Infrastructure OCH has been selected to undertake the construction.
Its development is part of an almost C$600m effort to develop modernised facilities at paediatric health centres across Ontario by the government over recent months.
Earlier this year, the government committed C$1.8bn to expand access to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team for two million more Ontario residents by 2029.
