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Finding information about your health shouldn’t be complicated. Healthy Tomorrows is a collection of health stories, insights and tips from experts at The Ottawa Hospital to help you and your family live healthier lives.

Sergio and volunteers
After a life-altering bike crash, this group of volunteers proves that friendship and community are powerful medicine

In September 2021, a visiting professor woke up in our ICU completely alone. He admits that he wouldn’t have made it through the first few months without support. But he didn’t have to, thanks in large part to a group of caring volunteers who came to his side during this difficult time—and have been there ever since.

Bill
“My craft is to make people happy”

As a shuttle bus driver at The Ottawa Hospital, Bill Nauffts knows that staying on schedule could literally be the difference between life and death—but it’s what Bill does during his break that brings him and others the greatest joy.

Gary Davis and Pierre Charbonneau
Former patient seeks out the man behind “the voice”

During a vulnerable time in his recovery from leukemia, Gary Davis found comfort in the most unexpected place—the voice on our recorded telephone system. Five years later, he set out on a mission to find and meet the person on the other end of the line.

Pride rainbow mask
How patients and family members are helping to infuse pride into The Ottawa Hospital’s DNA

Learn about four initiatives spearheaded by our Rainbow Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC) that are helping to create safer spaces for the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

A patient sitting in a chair talk to her health-care provider
How to talk to your doctor: Tips to make difficult conversations a little easier

Do you ever feel nervous about talking to your doctor? A doctor and a patient advisor from The Ottawa Hospital share practical tips to help make difficult conversations a little bit easier.

A group of nine nurses wearing face masks
“When I felt alone, they were there”: Celebrating National Nursing Week

Three years into the pandemic, patients and families share their powerfully personal stories of how nurses answered the call.

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