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General Campus Emergency Department
The Ottawa Hospital’s General Campus Emergency Department
provides 24-hour emergency diagnostics, assessment and care services
to approximately 160 patients a day. The current facility is cramped
and outdated; the lack of privacy and space has become a serious
issue. It is urgently in need of an expansion and a massive renovation
to provide the highest quality patient care to our community.
The issue
- The ER faces increased pressure as it copes with a
growing and aging population, and more patients with
complex illnesses. As the General Campus continues to upgrade
its facilities (new Critical Care
Wing, expanded Ottawa Hospital
Cancer Centre), the ER is directly affected by the resulting
increase in patients.
- Outdated equipment and cramped facilities
hamper the Hospital's ability to provide the best possible care
in an emergency.
- Cancer connection: Cancer patients often have
suppressed immune systems that make them susceptible to sepsis
(blood poisoning) and other illnesses. Its proximity to The Ottawa
Hospital Cancer Centre means that the General Campus ER treats
the majority of cancer patients needing acute emergency care.
The solution
- A $47-million renovation project to double the capacity.
Expected benefits
- Quiet, restful space: The new ER will have
more treatment rooms and larger bed bays to provide patients with
the privacy and comfort they need.
- Private waiting rooms: The space will have
four family quiet rooms (up from the current one), as well as
a special separate area for cancer patients experiencing complications.
- State-of-the-art equipment: The latest tools
and resources will help staff treat more patients and provide
the very best lifesaving care.
- Better infection control: New reverse airflow
isolation rooms will help prevent the spread of infection and
disease.
This capital expansion project will cost a total of $47 million.
The Government of Ontario is covering most of the cost of the expansion;
we are reaching out to our community to help raise the remaining
$10 million. To encourage community support, every
dollar you donate will trigger a government contribution of $3.70—turning
every dollar into a $4.70 investment!
For more information about this project or other ways to support
The Ottawa Hospital, call us at 761-4295 or donate
online.
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