The Ottawa Hospital's General campus is still diverting patients to other emergency departments in the city after a Friday afternoon fire led to an evacuation. It could be several days before the campus can resume normal operations.
The Ottawa Hospital's General campus is still diverting patients to other emergency departments in the city after transferring patients following a Friday afternoon fire — in what the hospital's leader says was an evacuation of the highest order.Posted: Oct 28, 2023 1:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 38 minutes ago
Seventeen babies in the neonatal intensive care unit were transferred by firefighters and hospital staff to CHEO, the local children's hospital, according to While it's safe for postpartum women to stay at the hospital, Love said those who are ready to deliver have also been transferred out. Given that added pressure, anyone needing hospital care should try to be considerate, said Rachel Muir, a registered nurse and bargaining unit president for the Ontario Nurses' Association at The Ottawa Hospital.
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