On March 6, 2024, OSF HealthCare announced plans to build a new inpatient hospital in Ottawa.

Although OSF touts “a 26-bed inpatient behavioral health unit, 12 medical/surgical beds and a state-of-the-art surgery suite, emergency services, diagnostic imaging and outpatient care services,” OSF continues to severely minimize the LOSS of access to care and services that the citizens of Ottawa will ultimately be facing.  

Losses include:

• Elimination of ALL existing ICU beds
• Elimination of ALL OB/GYN beds
• Loss of 42 medical-surgical beds (leaving Ottawa with only 12)
• Reduction of Operating Rooms from 5 operating rooms and 2 procedure rooms to 2 operating rooms and 1 procedure room

In addition to Ottawa facing a significant reduction of access to healthcare services, the city’s largest employer (OSF) will be sending a large majority of those jobs to Peru and surrounding areas.

We are a group of Ottawa citizens organizing to save healthcare in Ottawa. In the coming weeks and months, we will be calling on residents to speak up and take action.

The first step you can take is to add your name here so we can keep you informed as our efforts take shape.