Anatomy of an accident

 A first-person account of patient-centred care at The Ottawa Hospital La cour Jeanne-d’Arc Court is a charming place tucked away in the ByWard market. There are two entrance alleys off of York Street and one off Clarence. The site was renovated in 2006 according to a National Capital Commission call

Gone fishin’— The Ottawa Hospital’s Dr. Kitts proudly reflects back

 Dr. Jack Kitts is retiring as President and CEO of The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) in June 2020. There is an old saying — you can take the boy out of the Valley, but you can’t take the Valley out of the boy. Kitts, a native of Barry’s Bay began as

#STUSTRONG

 Video by Amanda and Brittany van Frankfoort / Photos by @nixaov via Timeout with the Twins As the last breaths of daylight escape “Stuntman” Stu Schwartz’s hospital room on Feb. 15, 2016, he types a Facebook video caption: “I have some news to share with all of you.” He sends a shockwave through the

Study Shows a New Approach to Opioid Crisis

 In a six-month study recently concluded, a research unit affiliated with two hospital institutions and a university in Ottawa, found that a reduction in the number of cigarettes smoked daily also reduced a smoker’s dependence on opioids. The study, by The Bridge Engagement Centre (The Bridge), affiliated with The Ottawa

LIVERight Fundraising Gala Brings Ottawa Together To Beat The Odds

 Here’s a statistic for you: if you’re the gambling type who likes to pick your six possible winning numbers in a pool of 49 choices you actually chance of claiming the big jackpot is a 1 in nearly 14 million shot. Probably thinking of slipping your hard-earned cash back into

Ottawa Physicians Create Award-winning Platform, Curb Wait Times

 Group now wants to help shorten wait times in NWT Ottawa – Governments have spent decades and billions of dollars trying to resolve health care’s stubborn wait times issue.  It’s a problem that money alone cannot resolve, according to Health Minister Jane Philpott, who touts innovation and better collaboration between