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Your Visit to the Cancer Centre

Patient Information

The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre Patient Information booklet provides you with information about what to expect on your first visit and also while you are having treatment at the Cancer Centre. It includes information about chemotherapy and radiation treatment, your healthcare team, as well as the support services and personal care and well-being programs offered at the Centre and in the community.

The guide includes practical information on such topics as transportation, parking and financial issues, and contains a directory of telephone numbers and definitions of cancer terms.

If you are unable to drive or find someone to drive you, there are several options with regards to transportation. See the Patient Information booklet for details.

Directions, Maps and Parking

The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre sees patients at two locations : General Campus, 501 Smyth Road and Civic Campus, 190 Melrose Avenue (off Carling Avenue).

Cancer Centre - General Campus 501 Smyth Road

Click here for maps, directions and information about parking and bus schedules for the General Campus.

Cancer Centre - Civic Campus 190 Melrose Avenue

Civic Campus

The entrance to the Cancer Centre is located at 190 Melrose.

There is a limited amount of metered parking spaces at the entrance

The nearest parking lot is Garage P3 located between the Cancer Centre and the Heart Institute. Click here for maps, directions and information about parking and bus schedules for the Civic Campus.

Accommodations for Patients

The Maurice J. Grimes Lodge, located at 200 Melrose Avenue, within the Civic Campus, provides accommodation for cancer patients who live more than 40 kilometres from the Ottawa Cancer Centre and who are coming to the Centre for tests or treatment.

The Lodge was built, equipped, and furnished by the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and managed by The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre. It is provided for Ontario residents living outside of Ottawa who require medical testing or treatment at the Cancer Centre.

Patient Resource: Maurice J. Grimes Lodge Information for New Residents