Heart Institute to open 145,000-square-foot expansion

Three years after breaking ground, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is set to open a 145,000-square-foot facility that it calls the “latest and most sophisticated in Canada.”
Official opening of the tower will take place next week, although renovations to older parts of the Heart Institute will continue for several years.
The new building includes an additional 27-bed critical-care unit, five operating rooms, one hybrid operating room, labs and space for expansion. It is part