Share this Story : Toddler waits hours for care as CHEO tops Ontario ER average Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Toddler waits hours for care as CHEO tops Ontario ER average Ryan St-Jean's long wait for his 18-month old to see a doctor underscores why CHEO ranked No. 1 for longest emergency room wait times in Ontario. Author of the article: Sadeen Mohsen, Special to the Citizen Published Dec 13, 2024 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here .
Or sign-in if you have an account. Ryan St-Jean and his son in their Ottawa house. St-Jean’s one-and-a-half-year-old, Marcus, had a respiratory infection in October, when the posted wait time at CHEO was 16.
5 hours long. Photo by Tony Caldwell / POSTMEDIA Article content When Ryan St-Jean’s 18-month-old son, Marcus, had a respiratory infection in October 2024, the “expected longest wait” time posted at CHEO was 16.5 hours.
Article content Article content St-Jean was at least prepared, packing a change of clothes, food, snacks and toys. From previous experiences — and they’d had several CHEO visits together over the last year — the fastest time Marcus ever had for a first assessment was eight hours, back when he was nine months old, for another respiratory infection. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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