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The Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders (EDP) – Community Based

Brief Description/Purpose

The Eating Disorders Program of The Ottawa Hospital serves the needs of adult patients in the Ottawa-Carleton region and Eastern Ontario, who is struggling with serious eating disorders that include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other specified feeding and eating disorders.  Please note that we currently do not serve those with binge eating disorder.  Comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment is provided.  Therapy is offered both individually and in group format.  The program operates 4-6 inpatient beds for individuals with severe eating disorders who are at a high risk of being medically compromised.  A day treatment program and outpatient treatment program are offered via virtual access to serve individuals out of hospital.  Patients are strongly encouraged to take time away from their typical activities of work, school, etc., to fully participate in programming.  Programming runs Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and patients need to make themselves available during these hours to receive care.  Patients participating in the outpatient cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) group are only required to attend sessions a few hours per week.

For more information, consult the Guide: Regional Centre for the Treatment of Eating Disorders.

How to Obtain Referral/Access Service

We are transitioning to using AccessMHA as a coordinated point of service for our referrals.  We continue to require that all referrals are made by a Physician or Nurse Practitioner. Please visit Mental Health and Addictions website to learn more and to make a referral. We will be discontinuing the use of our referral form in the coming weeks.

 Please Note: We require that all patients referred continue to be followed by the referring provider and that medical monitoring is continued by referring practitioner, as per our guidelines.

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Program Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
  • Age of at least 18 years
  • Patient agrees to referral
  • Moderate to severe eating disorders that otherwise cannot be sufficiently treated in the community

 Please Note: Eating disorders of mild severity may be considered for the Outpatient CBT group only if it is available at the time of the patient’s consult.

Contact Information

The Ottawa Hospital
General Campus,
4th Floor, 501 Smyth Road,
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6

Tel (General Inquiries and Administration): 613-737-8010
Fax: 613-737-8115

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Last updated on: April 25th, 2022