New unit at Perley Rideau key to reducing hospital overcrowding

A key piece in Ontario’s plan to reduce hospital overcrowding will fall into place Friday at Ottawa’s Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre with the launch of a 20-bed unit aimed at getting frail elderly patients out of hospital beds and into a more appropriate setting.
The first of its kind in Canada, the unit will provide medical care and allow extended recovery time for patients who would otherwise be occupying hospital beds. The unit essentially moves aspects of the acu