The Ottawa Hospital

• Staff shortages, COVID-19 case load push The Ottawa Hospital into new surge plans

  Deaths and hospitalizations related to COVID-19 continue to tick up in Ottawa as the city's largest hospital implements new surge plans.

  Health

  Jan 7, 2022
  
• COVID-19: The Ottawa Hospital restricting visitors to essential caregivers only

  The Ottawa Hospital is limiting visitor access and postponing non-urgent surgeries as it looks to maintain capacity during the Omicron wave of COVID-19.

  Health

  Jan 4, 2022
  
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations tick up in Ottawa amid 34 new cases

  The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Ottawa is on the rise as one of the city's hospital campuses faces a new outbreak of the virus.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2021
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• The Ottawa Hospital places 186 staff on unpaid leave due to COVID-19 vaccine status

  While 99 per cent of The Ottawa Hospital's staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 186 people at the hospital have been placed on unpaid leave.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2021
• COVID-19: 318 Ottawa Hospital employees not fully vaccinated, facing leave Nov. 1

  The Ottawa Hospital sent letters to 318 staff members who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to remind them of an upcoming vaccination deadline.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2021
• Ottawa hospitals put dozens of unvaccinated staff on unpaid leave

  Ottawa hospitals and health institutions said Friday they've collectively placed more than 200 employees on unpaid leave in keeping with their COVID-19 vaccination policy deadline.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2021
• Ottawa committee OKs master plan for new Civic hospital campus

  Ottawa's planning committee gave the green light to a proposed $2.8-billion new campus for the Civic hospital on Monday, though many details remain unknown.

  Health

  Oct 4, 2021
• Small crowd protests COVID-19 vaccine mandates at The Ottawa Hospital

  Roughly two dozen people gathered in front of The Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus on Monday to protest against vaccination mandates.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2021
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• Ford supports rapid COVID-19 testing regime for unvaccinated health workers, won’t force policy on hospitals

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was supportive of a rapid testing regime for health workers that are not vaccinated against COVID-19, but would not mandate the policy.

  Politics

  Jul 26, 2021
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• COVID-19: The Ottawa Hospital closes Civic vaccine clinic, shifts staff to other sites

  The Ottawa Hospital's COVID-19 vaccination clinic is closing up shop after administering more than 105,000 doses since December of 2020.

  Health

  Jun 24, 2021