General Campus - JDS Uniphase Employee Legacy Critical Care Wing (Complete!)

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The Critical Care Wing was completed in December 2007, thanks to more than $25 million in donations by individuals and organizations in our community (government funding covered the remaining costs). The Critical Care Wing is a state-of-the-art facility that includes a state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit and 17 new operating rooms equipped with modern technology.

Visit the links below to see some of the highlights of our community’s generosity:

• JDS Uniphase group kickstarts fundraising campaign with $15-million pledge – December 2003
• Shoppers Drug Mart raises funds through its Tree of Life program – 2006 & 2007
• GasTOPS employees raise funds for new equipment in the ICU – April 2007

The issue

• Overcrowded facilities had not been renovated since 1980.
• Doctors and nurses forced to use outdated equipment.

The solution

• Build a new, $75-million Critical Care Wing that offers the most advanced equipment, modern facilities and will attract top medical specialists.

The results

• 17 state-of-the-art operating suites, six of which are be equipped for minimally invasive surgery (MIS). (Read about the amazing benefits of MIS).
• New Intensive Care Unit Unit that is four times the size and features natural light and modern technology for our sickest patients.
• The Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic, a dedicated space with modern equipment to treat patients suffering from cancer-related and other chronic pain.
• A larger Post-Anesthetic Care Unit where patients recover after surgery.

For more information about this project or other ways to support The Ottawa Hospital, call us at 761-4295 or donate online.