LifeSupportBui ld ing a Better Hospi ta lSUMMER/FALL 2012

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Excellence Begins with Caring

Donors Invited to da Vinci Robot Unveiling

There is a powerful emphasis on excellence at TheOttawa Hospital. At The Ottawa Hospital Foundation webelieve excellence begins with caring.

The Ottawa Hospital, Canada’s largest acute carehospital, is on track to become one of the leading hospitalsin North America in terms of patient care and safety.

In fact our President and CEO, Dr. Jack Kitts, is aimingto have the hospital among the top ten per cent in NorthAmerica! That quest for excellence is an ongoing journeythat is focused on bringing together the right people, theright tools and technology, world-class facilities andcompelling research. It’s a journey that would simply not bepossible without donors’ support. That’s what we meanwhen we say excellence begins with caring.

A caring community brought us the CyberKnife, theworld’s first robotic radiosurgery system. Now donors arestepping forward to purchase new software that will allowthe CyberKnife to work twice as fast, almost doubling thenumber of cancer patients who will benefit from this life-saving technology.

A caring community brought us the da Vinci roboticsurgery system, making The Ottawa Hospital one of onlytwelve hospitals in Canada now offering thisgroundbreaking technology.

And over the next months we will be unveiling plans forthe next phase of development at The Ottawa Hospital —an exciting campaign to invest in what we believe are thethree pillars of 21st Century health care — talent, technologyand discovery.

Achieving excellence is a partnership and our threepillars depend on the generosity of a caring community.

These are exciting days for our Hospital and ourcommunity and we look forward to working with you astogether we build excellence at The Ottawa Hospital.

Tim KlukePresident and CEO

The Ottawa Hospital Foundation

On May 11, donors, volunteers and staff at The OttawaHospital celebrated the much-anticipated arrival of the daVinci robotic surgery system. This celebration took placeone year after a group of community leaders launched a $5 mill ion campaign to bring this technology to ourcommunity. The da Vinci robotic surgery system waspurchased entirely through communitysupport.

This system, which is used to treat prostatecancer patients, uses high tech imaging andjoy st icks to provide the surgeon withincreased precision, vision and control.Thanks to this technology, patients experienceless blood loss and pain, shorter hospitalstays and faster recovery times.

Prostate cancer is the most commonlydiagnosed cancer in men, and most of thesepatients are treated with surgery. But the

reach is even bigger than that – while the da Vinci has beenused mostly for urology, it is being used more and more forgynecological, cardiac and general surgeries.

The addition of the da Vinci surgical system will makeThe Ottawa Hospital only the 12th facility in Canada to havethis remarkable piece of equipment.

Thank you to al l ourdonors who helped makethis dream a reality!

Donors Jocelyne and StephenGreenberg (front, left) help unveilthe da Vinci Robot along with (left to right) Greg Kane, Chair of the Foundation Board, Tim Kluke,President and CEO of the Foundationand Dr. Rodney Breau, surgicaloncologist at The Ottawa Hospital.

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Saying Thanks for a Second ChanceBruce Scott gets emotional when he

talks about The Ottawa Hospital. That’sbecause the Hospital gave his adultdaughter a second chance at life.

Bruce and his wife Jean were livingabroad when their daughter Heatherbegan experiencing profound muscleweakness and pain. She was diagnosedwith a disease called polymyositis andprescribed a cocktail of powerful drugs.As her conditioned worsened, the familydecided to move back to Canada.

Heather was referred to TheOttawa Hospital and what happenednext changed her life

Neurologists ordered new testsand told Heather the startling news— she did not have polymyositis.She had a rare form of musculardystrophy. Heather was quicklyenrolled in a program at the Ottawa

Rehabilitation Centre, at the General Campus of The Ottawa Hospital.There she met a team of doctors, physiotherapists, psychologists andsocial workers. Heather underwent what her father calls a “life-changingexperience”.

“This multi-disciplinary approach was so incredible. The care andcompassion they have shown Heather has been remarkable,” says Bruce.

The family has been so impressed that they’ve recently becomemonthly donors to The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.

“We’re not rich, but we wanted to do something to say thank you,”says Bruce. “We want people to hear our story because we want them toknow what this Hospital has meant to our family and what it means to thiscommunity.”

There is no cure for her disease, but today Heather is off al lmedications, goes for physiotherapy regularly and is studying at theUniversity of Ottawa. Her doctors keep her informed of all research relatedto her disease.

The Ottawa Hospital has given Heather a correct diagnosis andtreatment, but also something much more.

In a voice crackling with emotion, Bruce Scott sums it up best. “The Ottawa Hospital has given my daughter answers”.

“Every member of TheOttawa Hospital teamtreated my daughter asa person, not a case. I am blown away bytheir professionalismand compassion.”

– Bruce Scott, monthly donor

by ExampleInspiration Upcoming EventsSeptember 8, 2012Ride the Rideau – Be someone’s hero andanswer the call! Put your cancer-fightingpowers to work by raising funds in supportof cancer research at The Ottawa Hospital.Join hundreds of cyclists for Ride theRideau, a 100-km bike tour from Ottawa to Merrickville-Wolford.To register, donate or volunteer, visitwww.RidetheRideau.ca.

October 28, 2012Rattle Me Bones – Rattle Me Bones, is apopular road race and fundraiser with a funHalloween theme. This event, which features10k, 5k and 1k runs, is the region’s secondlargest running event in the Ottawa area.Proceeds go towards improvements topatient care, arthritis and orthopedicsresearch at The Ottawa Hospital.For information contact (613) 798-5555x19820 or events@toh.on.ca.

November 17, 2012The Ottawa Hospital Gala – The WestinOttawa. The annual Ottawa Hospital Gala,presented by Nordion, is one of the year’smust-attend events on the Ottawa socialscene. This glitzy black-tie affair attractsmore than 500 individuals who salute thegroundbreaking research taking place at theOttawa Hospital Research Institute. For tickets, sponsorship and information,contact (613) 798-5555 x13327 or events@toh.on.ca.

TOH medicaloncologist Dr. Neil Reaumewill be riding inthe third annualRide the Rideauevent onSeptember 8.He’s inspired bythe number ofpeople who arepassionate aboutthe fight againstcancer.

Jean, Heather and Bruce Scott

Research Update

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The Ottawa Hospital Breast HealthCentre is Moving and Expanding

Digital mammography, a dedicated MRI andmore exam rooms are just a few of theimprovements patients will experience at a newand expanded Breast Health Centre at theGeneral Campus of The Ottawa Hospital.

With more high-tech equipment and morespace, the new Breast Health Centre will be ableto offer same-day diagnosis for women whohave discovered a lump or breast abnormality.The dedicated MRI will also mean more detailedand effective screening for high-risk patients andmore precise radiation planning.

The community is raising $14 million dollars tohelp pay for the expansion. With more than30,000 women relying on The Ottawa HospitalBreast Health Centre for diagnostic imaging andwith 1,000 women in our region being diagnosedwith breast cancer this year alone, it’s anexpansion that will save lives.

“We are literally running out of room at ourcurrent site at the Civic Campus,” says Dr. JeanSeely, Head of Breast Imaging at The OttawaHospital. “We have to expand and update inorder to offer the timely and comprehensive carethat women need.”

At the General Campus, the new BreastHealth Centre will be fully integrated with TheCentre for Innovative Cancer Research. “Withresearchers and clinicians working side by side,our breast cancer patients will have access tothe very latest discoveries, drugs and newprotocols,” says Dr. Seely.

And by integrating all breast health services,including surgeries, at the General Campus, TheBreast Health Centre wil l offer completecontinuity of care.

“When you walk through our doors you willhave access to a centre of excellence that willtake you through assessment and diagnosis totreatment and support, all under one roof and asquickly as possible.”

At 30,000 square feet it will be 5X the size of the current spaceTriple the number of exam rooms from 7 to 21Dedicated MRI for breast health patientsTwo Digital Tomosynthesis Units – high tech tools for 3D breast imagingConsolidation of all breast-related health services = Improved continuity of careIntegration with The Centre for Innovative Cancer Research

What the new Breast Health Centre Will Offer••••••

Did

You

KNO

W? Breast cancer is the most common cancer among

Canadian women (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer)*More than 23,000 Canadian women were diagnosed with breast cancer last year*Of those 5,000 will die from the disease*Survival rates have been increasing since the mid 1980s*Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital’s Centre for InnovativeCancer Research are developing targeted and personalizedtherapies for breast cancer patients

*Statistics from the Canadian Cancer Society

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Dr. Jean Seely, Head of BreastImaging at The Ottawa Hospital.

The Ottawa Hospital Foundation 737 Parkdale Avenue, 1st Floor, Ottawa, ON K1Y 1J8Telephone: 613-761-4295 Fax: 613-761-5014Email: foundation@ottawahospital.on.ca

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We Support

At The Ottawa Hospital Foundation webelieve in celebrating actions and promises. That’s whywe’ve established The Legacy of Care Society – to recognizetoday those who are making tomorrow’s gifts.

Specifically, The Ottawa Hospital Legacy of Care Society isa way to formally thank and recognize donors who haveincluded The Ottawa Hospital Foundation in their estateplans. Whether it’s a future donation through their Will, or aninsurance policy or other registered financial product, theseare individuals who are investing in the future of health care inour community.

Several members of the new Legacy of Care Society tookpart in a special luncheon on May 30th where they heard first-hand how future gifts will support life-saving research at TheOttawa Hospital. Neurosurgeon and Associate Scientist Dr. Eve Tsai is attracting worldwide attention for her workusing stem cells to repair damaged spinal cords. Future giftswill help Dr. Tsai and other researchers continue their work tobuild tomorrow’s cures.

Members of The Legacy of Care Society will be invited toannual luncheons and other special events because we thinkit’s important for donors to see the far-reaching implications oftheir future gifts. Plans are also underway to erect a donorwall at the Civic Campus of The Ottawa Hospital.

If you’ve made plans to provide an estate gift to TheOttawa Hospital Foundation we invite you to contact SusanMcIntosh, Manager, Planned Giving, at 613-761-4295 orsumcintosh@ottawahospital.on.ca. We would welcome theopportunity to honour and thank you in person for yourvisionary thinking.

We believe members of The Ottawa Hospital Legacy ofCare Society are a special group of forward-thinking donorswho are building a true legacy in their community. It is ourprivilege to recognize their promise to build world-class healthcare for future generations.

A Legacy of Care

Recognizing Tomorrow’s Gift Today

Our goal is to keep you informed of everythingthat is happening at The Ottawa HospitalFoundation in support of the largest acute carehospital in Canada.

It is in that spirit that we have launched our newand improved website, featuring a fresh, user-friendly design and easy-to-locate tabs. No matterwhat your reason for visiting us, it’s easier thanever to be inspired by how your support ischanging lives at The Ottawa Hospital. Visit TheOttawa Hospital Foundation website atwww.ohfoundation.ca.