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Heart Institute’s Timothy Zakutney Awarded a CMBES Fellow Award

Timothy Zakutney, University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s Senior Vice President, Digital Health and Cardiac Technology and Chief Information and Technology Officer, has been awarded a 2020 CMBES Fellow Award. This award from the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society aims to recognize

Ottawa area hospitals gradually welcoming more visitors

Ottawa – July 20, 2020 – Hospitals in the Ottawa area are taking a gradual approach to welcoming more visitors. This is in line with guidance from the Ontario Ministry of Health and action hospitals are taking across the province. For compassionate reasons, University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Make the most of your mask this summer: Beat the heat and keep COVID-safe

Our editorial team is taking a short break for summer. Before we go, we’re sharing some tips to help you get the most out of your face coverings, so that you keep cool and COVID-safe this August. July and August have some of the hottest days of the year in Canada. Hot, humid weather poses

Sew much love for Ottawa heart patients: A "thank you" to our community

Our editorial team is working from home to bring you a series of articles about the coronavirus. In this article, the fourth and final issue in our series, we acknowledge and thank our community for their support and donations of hand-sewn masks during the pandemic. Hospitals around the world are

Lianne Laing Joins Heart Institute Family as Executive Director, UOHI Foundation

June 30, 2020, OTTAWA – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Lianne Laing as the new executive director, effective today. As the new executive director, Ms. Laing will report to the Foundation’s board of directors and the president and CEO of

Heart Institute VP of Research Awarded Over $1.1 Million for COVID-19 Research

Dr. Peter Liu, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s chief scientific officer and vice president of research, is receiving upwards of $1.1 million ($1,176,019) in support through the COVID-19 May 2020 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity. The Government of Canada is providing the funding for this

Resumption of parking fees

On July 1, all hospitals in the Champlain region, will return to paid parking for all staff and patients. The decision to resume parking fees is part of the region’s overall plan to increase clinical services in our community. Over the coming weeks, hospitals will begin to see more patients parking

Ottawa area hospitals helping families connect for Father’s Day

OTTAWA - June 19, 2020 - With the ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 through physical distancing, this Father’s Day will be unlike any other. Many families will be looking for ways to show their love and appreciation for the fathers and father figures in our lives from a distance that helps keep

Announcing the 2020 Ottawa Region Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year

Congratulations to Jason Zelt, PhD, the Ottawa Region Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year! Dr. Zelt, an MD/PhD Candidate, receives this award in recognition of his remarkable research achievements. Jason’s research embraces scientific discovery along the entire translational spectrum from

Hospitals in the Champlain Region slowly and safely increasing scheduled hospital activity

This is a joint message from chiefs-of-staff at hospitals in the Champlain Region OTTAWA - June 10, 2020 - Hospitals in the Champlain Region are taking a safe, coordinated and gradual approach to increasing scheduled services, which were postponed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. While