Ottawa Public Health

Kanata Recreation ComplexNovember 08,2022 at 1:05pmNurse table #8, covid vaccineThe nurse put the cotton balls on the table then wet 1 of them with alcohol, used it to disinfect the patient's skin area before administering the covid vaccine shot. It was disgusting and unprofessional. Once told she said the table was clean and disinfected every day, what if the table was not disinfected as it's supposed to be? the alcohol swab packages were just right there and she didn't use it.

3rd attempt to get my 4 year son a COVID Shot at a Clinic. Public Health need to do better on commination's for services ! Hours of operation were to go to take your child with out a Apt is a must these days. Planning 3 weeks out for a COVID shot doesn't work with 4 year old as this get sick all the time! Why is it so easy for a adult to get a vaccine but not for a child ?

We went to the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne yesterday for our flu shot. Within 5 minutes, we had completed the paperwork and had been given our shots. The people in the clinic were very nice and our questions were answered with patience and good humour. We were 100% satisfied.

Today I lost my wallet at 100 constellation drive unconsciously, a gentleman working there found it and drove to my home to give me it right after I got home.may kind people be blessed with life-long peace and healthy! Hope he can see this or his colleagues who saw this review can tell him :)

Tried to call them 2 days ago. Nurses were busy and was asked to leave a phone number and voicemail. Still have yet to hear back. Why bother offering this service?

Both my young boys have now received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and I am beyond impressed with the professionalism, kindness, care, and child-centred approach from all staff - from reception, to volunteers guiding us, to the RN who expertly handled two young anxious kiddos, to the check out. Everything was a perfect 10! Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

their automated system is a joke. I'd like to be able to talk to an actual human being but every time I hit the option to do so more automated stuff is just said to me and then they hang out. Don't say press 6 to talk to a nurse if there won't actually be a nurse there to answer question. The city wants people to be vigilant in this pandemic but the losers in charge don't make it easy.

Left two urgent messages Dec 20 with no call back as of yet, December 28. My disabled brother in law received a letter on Dec 20 instructing him to self isolate as he had been exposed at a medical appointment to someone who tested positive on Dec 15. But he had two urgent medical appointments the next day. We followed the instructions which said to call OPH but waited on hold for an hour, with no sign of where we were in the queue, before finally giving up and leaving a message. We did this twice. No call back. No advice on what to do about those urgent appointments. I emailed them and they responded that we should call them. I explained that we had, they just kept saying to call them. We followed instructions again by having him tested on Day 7 after the exposure, which was Dec 22. It is now Dec 28 and we still have no results. I get that you are overwhelmed but don't give us guidelines that are impossible to follow. And please have a way of informing people on hold with you as to where they are in the queue. And don't tell us by email to call you when you know we will not be able to reach anyone. Next time I am tempted to just ignore the letter. My brother in law has never had any symptoms.

Update (November 29):Finally feeling more or less recovered from the infection, with the exception of a lingering cough. The most significant and longest-lasting symptom for me was painfully soar muscles, which just recently finally subsided. OPH has recently informed me that many people are suffering multiple covid infections this season. How is this possible if, in theory, once infected the first time, we should have a healthy amount of natural anti-bodies to protect us from subsequent infections. PLUS many of us have the benefit of being at least double vaxed. It is unusual to hear of someone for example, suffering an influenza infection more that once per season. Are the covid-19 variants morphing that rapidly?Update (November 14):The current covid variant circulating the Ottawa Region (fall, 2022) is extremely potent. The rumors of 5 days and then you're good to go" are a lie. I am currently on day 7 and I still have most symptoms. The first 5 days of the infection were the longest 5 days of my life so far (and I'm no spring chicken!). I'm double vaxed

Facilities are top notch with extra cleaning and doctors and nurses are caring for their patients. I received excellent care when I visited the Heron Rd. centre for COVID test. I highly recommend