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Marie-Pierre Trempe registers a patient using Epic-in-a-box
‘Epic-in-a-box’ makes powerful digital health system portable

Epic, The Ottawa Hospital’s digital health system has big benefits for patients. Now all that power is packed into a portable box.

Left to right: Patrick Shea, Darren Theoret, Jane Mahoney, Harold Ready, Milan Karajovic.
How are millwrights making video chatting easier for COVID-19 patients?

Thanks to some ingenuity, teamwork and an old IV stand, some patients can now have hands-free video chats with their families.

Social Worker Brianna Beck held a tablet for a patient in the hospital’s COVID-19 isolation unit to video chat with their family.
Tablets help families be “virtually” at the bedside

A tablet helped Sandra Deevy and her family see and speak to their mother, 90-year-old Joan Khan, as she was receiving care at The Ottawa Hospital for COVID-19. They said the video chats were the next best thing to being at the bedside.

Breast Health Centre Reception
A new era in breast health at The Ottawa Hospital

The Breast Health Centre at The Ottawa Hospital is committed to providing an exceptional level of care for our patients, approaching each case with medical excellence, practice, and compassion. Read more «

: The Ottawa Hospital [left] and Israel’s Sheba Medical Center
What could The Ottawa Hospital learn from Israel?

Canada and Israel stand more than 8,000 kilometers apart, but when it comes to health care, their approaches are about to move a lot closer together.

Ron Cooper is sitting on his home bed
Patients get dialysis care from home

The Home Dialysis team at The Ottawa Hospital gives some patients the option to receive their dialysis treatment at home. Dedicated staff meet challenges to deliver more accessible care.

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