Debora LePage was referred to the Limb Preservation Clinic to help heal her wound after an amputation. The unique team approach at the clinic was both a comfort to Debora and a shining example of how working together can produce incredible results.

For weeks, staff at the Ottawa Hospital have been transferring patient information from legacy systems into Epic, the new digital health network. This ‘cutover’ process helped ensure continued patient safety and care during the ‘once-in-a-generation’ transition.

Hundreds of nurses across six health-care partners are leading the charge toward the launch of the Epic digital health network on June 1. Nurses share their expertise to help design, build, and test the new system, as well as train and support 18,000 other professionals as the hospital and five other health organizations prepare for a new era of care.

Nina Kautuq’s body is still healing from the 2015 tent fire that claimed the lives of her husband and three of her four children. But her emotional healing finally began in February, when she met the nurses and doctor who cared for her dying children.

Patients travelling far from home for cancer treatment can feel isolated, but The Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Senators are working together to help lift patients’ spirits and give them an experience they will never forget.

They’re embarking on a mission to Haiti armed with donated medical supplies and equipment, skills to share, and the knowledge that they’ll face conditions they’ve never seen before, far outside their comfort zones.