As the new Inuit Patient Navigator at The Ottawa Hospital, Joy Akavak helps to support Inuit patients who come to us for care. This is a vital cross-cultural role, as The Ottawa Hospital not only serves Inuit who live in Ottawa but is also the primary acute care provider for eastern Nunavut.

There is help, and there is hope. The Ottawa Hospital’s Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program (SAPACP) provides trauma-informed care to survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence. This specialized team is here to help 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Your pronouns are an important part of your identity, much like your name. Transgender staff and volunteers at The Ottawa Hospital answer frequently asked questions about personal pronouns and explain how to use them respectfully.

Monica Elaine Campbell never planned to work in health care, but what started with one patient turned into over two decades of impact. She has helped transform health care for the Deaf community, improving access, communication and dignity for Deaf patients across Ottawa.

Advanced Practice Nurse Sheryl McDiarmid is a true trailblazer who has helped define nursing leadership. Driven by a belief that patient care could be better, she turned bold ideas into innovations that transformed treatment for people receiving bone marrow transplants and built a 50-year legacy of care at The Ottawa Hospital.

Caring for our seniors takes a village. The Ottawa Hospital and Schlegel Villages have partnered for The Village of Riverbank Terrace, a 256-bed long-term care home at our Riverside Campus. Find out how this new home will help fulfill the needs of Ottawa’s growing community of seniors.