Long-Term Ventilation Provincial Pilot Project
Summary: The Ottawa Hospital and the CANVent Program are working with the Ministry of Health and several other hospitals on a three-year pilot project to improve the clinical transitions and quality of life for patients who require long-term ventilation. The pilot project will aim to: Ensure ICU beds are available for those who need them. Improve […]
Read More >Last updated: June 6 2022
Community Treatment Order Program (CTO)
Summary: The Community Treatment Order Program (CTO) – Community Based TOH provides coordination for the development and ongoing functioning of CTOs with one of three Coordinators in the region. The role is to work with clients and their families, as well as ongoing care providers, to develop, monitor and renew community treatment orders for individuals with […]
Read More >Last updated: April 4 2021
Summary: Central Intake Program for Outpatient MRI There is a new Central Intake Program (CIP) for requesting non-urgent MRI scans for outpatients. MRI service providers in the Ottawa Valley and Eastern Ontario are asked to use the CIP as it better coordinates access to MRIs for these patients. Note: The process for submitting inpatient and emergency […]
Read More >Last updated: November 11 2019
Summary: What is pre-eclampsia? Pre-eclampsia in its most severe form, occurs in 3-5% of all pregnant women. It manifests itself only after 20 weeks and can occur from 20 to 34 weeks (severe form). A mild form of the disease can be seen near the time of delivery. Our clinic focuses on the management of the […]
Read More >Last updated: November 11 2016
Summary: Overview ALS – Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called motor neuron disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease – is a disease of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and lower brain which control the voluntary muscles of the body. As these motor neurons die, muscle power is progressively lost. The muscles affected and the order in […]
Read More >Last updated: December 12 2016
Summary: Program Description Chronic pain is generally defined as pain that persists beyond the “normal time of recovery” (typically 3-6 months) despite medical interventions and other treatments. The Chronic Pain Management Program is a 4-week, group-based, interdisciplinary self-management program focused on skills, support, and education to help participants cope with persistent pain. Services are provided on […]
Read More >Last updated: November 11 2016
Summary: Some women experience health problem during their multiple pregnancy. Our experts are here to support you and help you through whatever conditions you may experience. Hypertensive disease High blood pressure is a common occurrence in multiple pregnancy. Sometimes it pre-dates the pregnancy, other times it develops during the course of pregnancy. Women with more than […]
Read More >Last updated: April 4 2021
Canadian Blood Services’ Cord Blood Bank
Summary: Making the decision to donate your baby’s cord blood is an important one. Canadian Blood Services’ Cord Blood Bank is a national program that recruits healthy, volunteer mothers delivering at one of four designated collection hospitals across the country. Donated cord blood units are collected at no charge and could make a life-changing impact on […]
Read More >Last updated: December 12 2016
Summary: William J. Rock, MD, Assistant Professor Ralf Buhrmann, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor Dr. Garfield (Gary) Miller In the healthy eye a clear fluid, which helps maintain the shape of the eye and nourishes its internal structures, is continuously produced by the ciliary body and drained through the trabecular meshwork. If the drainage system becomes blocked, […]
Read More >Last updated: November 11 2016
Summary: The Ottawa Cochlear Implant Program for Adults is part of the Audiology Department, located in the Parkdale Clinic of The Ottawa Hospital’s Civic Campus. This program was created in 1993 and individuals have travelled from many parts of Canada to have their surgery done here. The surgeon who heads the medical and surgical aspects of […]
Read More >Last updated: November 11 2016
