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Finding information about your health shouldn’t be complicated. Healthy Tomorrows is a collection of health stories, insights and tips from experts at The Ottawa Hospital to help you and your family live healthier lives.

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We’ve got you covered: The Ottawa Hospital now offers bandages for a variety of skin tones

Whenever you’ve scraped your knee or had your blood drawn, odds are your bandage was the same colour every time. Peach has been the default hue for over a century — but no longer at The Ottawa Hospital.

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The Ottawa Hospital and YouTube Health partner to increase access to health information in Canada

Looking for health information online can lead you down a rabbit hole of misinformation. That’s why we’ve launched a series of videos with YouTube Health. Presented in both English and French by experts from across The Ottawa Hospital, these videos cover everything you need to know about an array of common medical conditions.

Nurse Practitioner Sarah Junkin-Hepworth
Looking to get screened for cancer but don’t have a family doctor? Make an appointment with our “Superscreener”

Regular cancer screening can help save lives. For people living in Eastern Ontario who do not have a primary care provider, the Champlain Screening Outreach Program offers screening services for breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer. Find out how to book your appointment with Nurse Practitioner Sarah Junkin-Hepworth, our “Superscreener.”

Registered Nurse Macrina Valcin showcases her Black History Month display at the General Campus.
The power of community @ TOH

Last year, Registered Nurse Macrina Valcin created an intricate display on her unit for Black History Month, transforming the unit’s bulletin board into a powerful celebration of Black people, culture and history. This year, thanks to the warm support and encouragement from a newly formed inclusive community, Macrina is showcasing her passion project to a much larger audience.

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Watch: Local artist helps commemorate 100 years of the Civic Campus

The Ottawa Hospital enlisted the help of local artist Colin White to help mark its Civic Campus’ 100th anniversary. Here’s the story of how he created a piece of art worthy of a centennial.

Plastic Surgeon Dr. Nicholas Cormier
New gender-affirming surgery clinic now accepting patients

The Ottawa Hospital’s new gender-affirming surgery clinic is truly one of a kind. Launched in September 2023, it’s the only clinic in Ontario to offer trans and non-binary patients facial, top and bottom procedures. Plastic Surgeon Dr. Nicholas Cormier and his team are happy to announce that they are now accepting patient referrals from physicians.

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Patient gifts a piece of home to Indigenous Cancer Program

Inuit patients can now see and hold a piece of their traditional territory in the Windòcàge Room at the General Campus, thanks to an interactive gift donated to The Ottawa Hospital by a cancer patient.

Volunteers help customers in the gift shop, La Boutique, at the General Campus
These volunteers turn chocolates and stuffed animals into MRI machines

We all know that a gift has the power to bring a smile to someone’s face. But did you know that the gifts you buy at our gift shops also have the power to help us buy important medical equipment? Our shops are run by a group of fundraising volunteers and staff from The Ottawa Hospital Auxiliary. Here are some other ways their efforts help make meaningful change.

Cindy Gill, social worker with The Ottawa Hospital, and Scott Farrell, primary care paramedic with the Ottawa Paramedic Service.
Mental health professionals and paramedics team up to help people in crisis

Seven days a week, a mental health professional from The Ottawa Hospital hits the road with a paramedic from the Ottawa Paramedic Service. Together, they respond to 911 calls for mental health emergencies across the city. Social worker Cindy Gill and paramedic Scott Farrell share how the Mental Wellbeing Response Team provides quality care for patients out in the community.

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Watch: NICU babies and staff receive special Challenge Coins from Ottawa Fire Services

This may be the feel-good video of the year! After helping carry our tiniest patients out of harm’s way on October 27, firefighters return to the General Campus NICU to present staff, families and babies with a special gift.

Internationally educated nurse Renz Jerome De la Cruz working at The Ottawa Hospital
How we’re helping internationally educated nurses return to doing what they love

When internationally educated nurses Marde and Renz moved to Ottawa, they had to go through the Ontario qualification process. Our Supervised Practice Experience Program was a welcome opportunity because it gave them the practice hours needed to become fully licensed nurses in their new home country. So, where are they now? Read this article to find out.

Megan Vitols-Mckay and her dog, Ponyo at Capital Pride.
Loud and proud: The Ottawa Hospital at Capital Pride 2023

“You belong! We belong! Together we are strong!” Come behind the scenes at Capital Pride 2023 to see how we celebrated with the 2SLGBTQI+ community in this super-colourful photo essay.

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