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![Ottawa Inner City Health’s Block Leaders](https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ottawa_Inner_City_Health_Block_Leaders.jpg)
“It’s about giving them hope and purpose”: Ottawa Inner City Health’s Block Leaders program marks one year serving the community
Seven days a week, Block Leaders head out into the ByWard Market to help fellow members of their community who are unhoused or use drugs. They provide support to people in distress, respond to overdoses and even clean their neighbourhood — all with the goal of creating a safer and healthier community for everyone.
![Skin tone bandages](https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Skin_tone_bandages_The_Ottawa_Hospital.jpg)
We’ve got you covered: The Ottawa Hospital now offers bandages for a variety of skin tones
Whenever you’ve scraped your knee or had your blood drawn, odds are your bandage was the same colour every time. Peach has been the default hue for over a century — but no longer at The Ottawa Hospital.
![Registered Nurse Macrina Valcin showcases her Black History Month display at the General Campus.](https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Macrina_Valcin_Black_History_Month_-display_General_Campus_The_Ottawa_Hospital.jpg)
The power of community @ TOH
Last year, Registered Nurse Macrina Valcin created an intricate display on her unit for Black History Month, transforming the unit’s bulletin board into a powerful celebration of Black people, culture and history. This year, thanks to the warm support and encouragement from a newly formed inclusive community, Macrina is showcasing her passion project to a much larger audience.
![Plastic Surgeon Dr. Nicholas Cormier](https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nicholas_Cormier_Plastic_Surgeon.jpg)
New gender-affirming surgery clinic now accepting patients
The Ottawa Hospital’s new gender-affirming surgery clinic is truly one of a kind. Launched in September 2023, it’s the only clinic in Ontario to offer trans and non-binary patients facial, top and bottom procedures. Plastic Surgeon Dr. Nicholas Cormier and his team are happy to announce that they are now accepting patient referrals from physicians.
![Volunteers help customers in the gift shop, La Boutique, at the General Campus](https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/The_Ottawa_Hospital_Auxiliary.jpg)
These volunteers turn chocolates and stuffed animals into MRI machines
We all know that a gift has the power to bring a smile to someone’s face. But did you know that the gifts you buy at our gift shops also have the power to help us buy important medical equipment? Our shops are run by a group of fundraising volunteers and staff from The Ottawa Hospital Auxiliary. Here are some other ways their efforts help make meaningful change.
![The pride flag at The Ottawa Hospital](https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Pride_flag_The_Ottawa_Hospital-1-scaled.jpg)
“Stewards of hormones”: Our Gender Diversity Specialty Clinic guides medically complex patients on their affirmation journey
Often, trans and non-binary patients struggle to find health-care providers to support them on their affirmation journey. It is even more difficult for patients with complex medical needs. That’s why we launched our Gender Diversity Specialty Clinic, one of the first of its kind in Canada.
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