The Ottawa Hospital's General Campus on Smyth Road has regained power after a fire in the hydro vault, but operations are still being impacted. The hospital is currently in a Code Orange, diverting patients to other emergency departments in the city. The public is advised not to visit the General Campus and seek immediate medical attention elsewhere. A family reunification center is being established for those with loved ones admitted to the hospital.
Power has been restored to the General Campus on Smyth Road, but the hospital says operations are still being affected."Due to ongoing challenges related to the fire yesterday, we are still in a Code Orange – General Only. A Code Orange is called to allow the hospital to divert patients to other Emergency Departments in the city," the Ottawa Hospital said in a statement on Saturday.
Emergency crews responded to a fire in the hydro vault on the third floor of the hospital at 3:45 p.m. Friday. Ottawa fire said there were no patients on the floor. As a long-time member of the iconic Canadian band, The Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn has played before large audiences all around the world, but his most cherished performances are before an audience of one in a Toronto area group home. That's where his daughter Havana lives.Former Ontario inmates saw their risk of dying from a toxic-drug overdose jump as much as 50 per cent at the start of the pandemic compared to the years before COVID-19, says a study.
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