Our History<\/h2>\nHeritage Hospitals (pre-dating The Ottawa Hospital)<\/div>\n1800<\/h2>\n\n\n1845<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Elizabeth](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Elizabeth-Bruyere-1.jpg\")
![\"General](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/general-hospital-1845.jpg\")
<\/div>\nThe building for the General Hospital is purchased for $240, run by Elisabeth Bruy\u00e8re<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1847<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- Typhus epidemic strikes Ottawa.<\/li>\n
- General hospital expands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1850<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"bytown](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bytown-at-the-time-of-bruyere1850.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Bishop Guigues purchases building where the General Hospital is moved for the sisters to help a bigger population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1862 – 1866<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"First](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/first-doctor.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
First Doctor<\/em><\/p>\n\n- General Hospital moves to new site: Water and Sussex.<\/li>\n
- First surgical operation is performed at the hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1876<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nElisabeth Bruy\u00e8re passes away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1897<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGeneral Hospital begins to accept interns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
1900<\/h2>\n\n\n1902<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Graduate](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/graduates-1902.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
First class of nurses from D\u2019Youville School graduates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1918<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"General](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/general-hospital-fire-water-st_-1918.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\n- Spanish flu epidemic hits Ottawa.<\/li>\n
- Major fire damages General Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1922<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGrace Hospital is built on Wellington St.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1924<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nCivic Hospital opens officially.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1925<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMay Court Library<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1926<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Youville](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/youville-annex-building-accomodate-student-nurses-1929.jpg\")
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D\u2019Youville School becomes affiliated with RNs of Ontario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1933<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nD\u2019Youville School becomes affiliated with University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1943<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Princess](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/princess-margaret-1943.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Princess Margriet<\/a> is born at Civic Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1947<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nClinical teaching program at General Hospital is setup by University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1950’s<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGeneral Hospital is the first to be affiliated with the University of Ottawa School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1957<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFirst autologous human bone marrow in Canada is administered in Canada at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1967<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Riverside](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/riverside-nurse-and-kid.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\n- Riverside Hospital opens.<\/li>\n
- First synovectomy in Canada in a severe hemophiliac takes place at General Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1975<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFirst CT scan is performed in Eastern Ontario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1976<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFirst self-financing drug information service in North America is developed at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1978<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGeneral Hospital is the first hospital in Canada to offer pharmacy-based clinical toxicology consulting service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1980<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"General](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/general-hospital-construction.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\n- General Hospital moves to current site on Smyth Rd.<\/li>\n
- General Hospital is the first hospital in Canada to offer drug information residency program.<\/li>\n
- $5.3-million film \u201cThreshold\u201d starring Donald Sutherland is filmed at General Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1981<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- General Hospital performs the first bone marrow transplant in region between related donors.<\/li>\n
- General Hospital nephrology research team develops the first night time peritoneal dialysis exchange system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1982<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Frank](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/frank-sinatra-charity-1982-3.jpg\")
![\"Special](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/special-care-nursery-1987.jpg\")
<\/div>\n\n- Rich Little Special Care Nursery<\/a> opens at Civic Hospital.<\/li>\n
- Frank Sinatra and Rich Little perform raising $967,071 for the Special Care Nursery in one night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1984<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Ottawa's](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ottawas-first-heart-transplant-jean-guy-villeneuve-1984.jpg\")
<\/div>\nJean-Guy Villeneuve receives Ottawa\u2019s first heart transplant at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1985<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe General Hospital is the first hospital in North America to go smoke free.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1986<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"first](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/first-artificial-jarvik-heart-noella-leclaire.jpg\")
<\/div>\nNo\u00eblla Leclair<\/a> receives Canada\u2019s first Jarvik-7 artificial heart at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1987<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"first-quints-born-in-ottawa\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/first-quints-born-in-ottawa.jpg\")
<\/div>\nThe first set of quintuplets born at The General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1988<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"Grand](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20100304122247926.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Grand opening with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in attendance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n- First bone marrow transplant in Canada between unrelated donors is performed at the General Hospital.<\/li>\n
- Loeb Research Institute is founded at Civic Hospital by Dr. J. David Grimes, with donations from the Loeb family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1989<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Ottawa](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Ottawa-Ankle-Rules-PDFs.jpg\")
<\/div>\n\n- Weight Management Clinic<\/a> is established.<\/li>\n
- University of Ottawa Eye Institute opens at General Hospital.<\/li>\n
- Dr. Ian Stiell develops world-renowned Ottawa Ankle Rules<\/a> for emergency physicians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1992<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"General](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/general-sky-view.jpg\")
<\/div>\nGeneral Hospital is chosen as region\u2019s lead Trauma centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1995<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"General\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/general.jpg\")
<\/div>\n150th<\/sup> anniversary of General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1996<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"Worton](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/wortonnewlab1996.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Dr. Ronald Worton in the new OGHRI facilities on 4th floor of cancer centre at General<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nOttawa General Hospital Research Institute is founded by Dr. Ronald Worton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1997<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe Ottawa Hospital Breast Health Centre<\/a> is established at the General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAmalgamation: The Ottawa Hospital<\/h2>\n\n\n1998<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Tripple](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/TRIPPLE-collage-2.jpg\")
<\/div>\nRiverside, Civic and General hospitals join to form The Ottawa Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n2000<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nKidney Research Centre<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n2001<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"OHRI\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/OHRI.png\")
<\/div>\nThe Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) is created in partnership with uOttawa to unite all research activities at The Ottawa Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n2004<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre becomes The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n2004-2005<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"Shirley](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shirley_e_greenberg.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
\n- Shirley E. Greenberg Women\u2019s Health Centre<\/a> is established.<\/li>\n
- The Ottawa Hospital becomes first hospital in North America to implement multi-facility surgical instrument management system \u201cAlex Gold\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
2005<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n- The Ottawa Hospital opens satellite clinic to provide pre- and postnatal care to adolescents in partnership with St. Mary\u2019s Home.<\/li>\n
- Centre for Patient Safety<\/a> is established.<\/li>\n
- The Rehabilitation Centre<\/a> becomes part of The Ottawa Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
2006<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
1800<\/h2>\n\n\n1845<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe building for the General Hospital is purchased for $240, run by Elisabeth Bruy\u00e8re<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1847<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- Typhus epidemic strikes Ottawa.<\/li>\n
- General hospital expands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1850<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
Bishop Guigues purchases building where the General Hospital is moved for the sisters to help a bigger population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1862 – 1866<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
First Doctor<\/em><\/p>\n\n- General Hospital moves to new site: Water and Sussex.<\/li>\n
- First surgical operation is performed at the hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1876<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nElisabeth Bruy\u00e8re passes away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1897<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGeneral Hospital begins to accept interns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
1900<\/h2>\n\n\n1902<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
First class of nurses from D\u2019Youville School graduates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1918<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
\n- Spanish flu epidemic hits Ottawa.<\/li>\n
- Major fire damages General Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1922<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGrace Hospital is built on Wellington St.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1924<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nCivic Hospital opens officially.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1925<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMay Court Library<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1926<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
D\u2019Youville School becomes affiliated with RNs of Ontario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1933<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nD\u2019Youville School becomes affiliated with University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1943<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
Princess Margriet<\/a> is born at Civic Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1947<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nClinical teaching program at General Hospital is setup by University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1950’s<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGeneral Hospital is the first to be affiliated with the University of Ottawa School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1957<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFirst autologous human bone marrow in Canada is administered in Canada at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1967<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
\n- Riverside Hospital opens.<\/li>\n
- First synovectomy in Canada in a severe hemophiliac takes place at General Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1975<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFirst CT scan is performed in Eastern Ontario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1976<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFirst self-financing drug information service in North America is developed at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1978<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGeneral Hospital is the first hospital in Canada to offer pharmacy-based clinical toxicology consulting service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1980<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
\n- General Hospital moves to current site on Smyth Rd.<\/li>\n
- General Hospital is the first hospital in Canada to offer drug information residency program.<\/li>\n
- $5.3-million film \u201cThreshold\u201d starring Donald Sutherland is filmed at General Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1981<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- General Hospital performs the first bone marrow transplant in region between related donors.<\/li>\n
- General Hospital nephrology research team develops the first night time peritoneal dialysis exchange system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1982<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n- Rich Little Special Care Nursery<\/a> opens at Civic Hospital.<\/li>\n
- Frank Sinatra and Rich Little perform raising $967,071 for the Special Care Nursery in one night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1984<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nJean-Guy Villeneuve receives Ottawa\u2019s first heart transplant at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1985<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe General Hospital is the first hospital in North America to go smoke free.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1986<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nNo\u00eblla Leclair<\/a> receives Canada\u2019s first Jarvik-7 artificial heart at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1987<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe first set of quintuplets born at The General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1988<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\n
Grand opening with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in attendance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n- First bone marrow transplant in Canada between unrelated donors is performed at the General Hospital.<\/li>\n
- Loeb Research Institute is founded at Civic Hospital by Dr. J. David Grimes, with donations from the Loeb family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1989<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n- Weight Management Clinic<\/a> is established.<\/li>\n
- University of Ottawa Eye Institute opens at General Hospital.<\/li>\n
- Dr. Ian Stiell develops world-renowned Ottawa Ankle Rules<\/a> for emergency physicians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
1992<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nGeneral Hospital is chosen as region\u2019s lead Trauma centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1995<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n150th<\/sup> anniversary of General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n1996<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>\n
Dr. Ronald Worton in the new OGHRI facilities on 4th floor of cancer centre at General<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nOttawa General Hospital Research Institute is founded by Dr. Ronald Worton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n1997<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe Ottawa Hospital Breast Health Centre<\/a> is established at the General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAmalgamation: The Ottawa Hospital<\/h2>\n\n\n1998<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nRiverside, Civic and General hospitals join to form The Ottawa Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n2000<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nKidney Research Centre<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n2001<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) is created in partnership with uOttawa to unite all research activities at The Ottawa Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n2004<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre becomes The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n2004-2005<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\n
\n- Shirley E. Greenberg Women\u2019s Health Centre<\/a> is established.<\/li>\n
- The Ottawa Hospital becomes first hospital in North America to implement multi-facility surgical instrument management system \u201cAlex Gold\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
2005<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n- The Ottawa Hospital opens satellite clinic to provide pre- and postnatal care to adolescents in partnership with St. Mary\u2019s Home.<\/li>\n
- Centre for Patient Safety<\/a> is established.<\/li>\n
- The Rehabilitation Centre<\/a> becomes part of The Ottawa Hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
2006<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
1845<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe building for the General Hospital is purchased for $240, run by Elisabeth Bruy\u00e8re<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1847<\/p>\n 1850<\/p>\n Bishop Guigues purchases building where the General Hospital is moved for the sisters to help a bigger population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1862 – 1866<\/p>\n First Doctor<\/em><\/p>\n 1876<\/p>\n Elisabeth Bruy\u00e8re passes away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1897<\/p>\n General Hospital begins to accept interns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1902<\/p>\n First class of nurses from D\u2019Youville School graduates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1918<\/p>\n 1922<\/p>\n Grace Hospital is built on Wellington St.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1924<\/p>\n Civic Hospital opens officially.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1925<\/p>\n May Court Library<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1926<\/p>\n D\u2019Youville School becomes affiliated with RNs of Ontario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1933<\/p>\n D\u2019Youville School becomes affiliated with University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1943<\/p>\n Princess Margriet<\/a> is born at Civic Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1947<\/p>\n Clinical teaching program at General Hospital is setup by University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1950’s<\/p>\n General Hospital is the first to be affiliated with the University of Ottawa School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1957<\/p>\n First autologous human bone marrow in Canada is administered in Canada at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1967<\/p>\n 1975<\/p>\n First CT scan is performed in Eastern Ontario.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1976<\/p>\n First self-financing drug information service in North America is developed at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1978<\/p>\n General Hospital is the first hospital in Canada to offer pharmacy-based clinical toxicology consulting service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1980<\/p>\n 1981<\/p>\n 1982<\/p>\n 1984<\/p>\n Jean-Guy Villeneuve receives Ottawa\u2019s first heart transplant at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1985<\/p>\n The General Hospital is the first hospital in North America to go smoke free.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1986<\/p>\n No\u00eblla Leclair<\/a> receives Canada\u2019s first Jarvik-7 artificial heart at General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1987<\/p>\n The first set of quintuplets born at The General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1988<\/p>\n Grand opening with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in attendance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n 1989<\/p>\n 1992<\/p>\n General Hospital is chosen as region\u2019s lead Trauma centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1995<\/p>\n 150th<\/sup> anniversary of General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1996<\/p>\n Dr. Ronald Worton in the new OGHRI facilities on 4th floor of cancer centre at General<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ottawa General Hospital Research Institute is founded by Dr. Ronald Worton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1997<\/p>\n The Ottawa Hospital Breast Health Centre<\/a> is established at the General Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 1998<\/p>\n Riverside, Civic and General hospitals join to form The Ottawa Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 2000<\/p>\n Kidney Research Centre<\/a> is established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 2001<\/p>\n The Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) is created in partnership with uOttawa to unite all research activities at The Ottawa Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 2004<\/p>\n The Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre becomes The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 2004-2005<\/p>\n 2005<\/p>\n 2006<\/p>\n\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nAmalgamation: The Ottawa Hospital<\/h2>\n
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![\"Fabien](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fabienlegrand_musclesatellitecell.jpg\")
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