Ottawa Citizen

Planning for the future of seniors’ care in our community

John and Jennifer Ruddy Geriatric Day Hospital will help transform care

- ANDREA MACLEAN

The John and Jennifer Ruddy Geriatric Day Hospital is enhancing lives and transformi­ng care for the frail and elderly in our community. This unique program is vital to Ottawa-area seniors who need help with day-to-day living challenges such as: falls prevention, mobility/ transfer and medication­s.

The successful Days of Hope, Care & Dignity campaign will allow for renovation­s to this renowned service at Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital in the ByWard Market.

The new John and Jennifer Ruddy Geriatric Day Hospital will feature: a warm and welcoming registrati­on hub, an indoor walking track, and state-the-art examinatio­n rooms to assist with research and academic learning. Renovation­s should be completed by summer 2017.

Thanks to the dedication of staff and management, over the last 15 months, the wait list has decreased from nine months to just over two months. This means more of the community are benefiting from the services at the John and Jennifer Ruddy Geriatric Day Hospital.

Thank you to The Trinity Developmen­t Foundation and all our many donors for making this important expansion possible.

You can support Bruyère’s enhanced senior health services. Through your generosity Bruyère will continue to offer excellent care to the people we serve.

 ??  ?? Artist rendering of the new Don & Shirley Green Family Physiother­apy Gym at the John and Jennifer Ruddy Geriatric Day Hospital opening at Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital in summer 2017.
Artist rendering of the new Don & Shirley Green Family Physiother­apy Gym at the John and Jennifer Ruddy Geriatric Day Hospital opening at Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital in summer 2017.

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