Eight more hospitals around Ottawa will now digitize their health records system, allowing patients to easily access their health information online through MyChart, provided by the Atlas Alliance.
The Atlas Alliance is a regional partnership for healthcare organizations around Eastern Ontario to ensure patients can access their records no matter which hospital they attend.
According to a release, All Atlas Alliance partners can share information and communicate to “enhance” patient care through one patient portal, MyChart.
These new hospitals are now part of the Atlas Alliance:
Arnprior Regional Health
Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Hôpital Montfort
Mississippi River Health Alliance (Almonte General Hospital, Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital)
Pembroke Regional Hospital
Queensway Carleton Hospital
The Royal
The release said that eight hospitals, including staff and physicians, have been preparing for this switch but it will still take time to adjust. Patients are warned that in the first few weeks of the new system, appointments may take longer than usual.
The Atlas Alliance now includes the following health organizations:
Arnprior Regional Health
Deep River & District Health
Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Group Health Centre (Sault Ste. Marie)
Hawkesbury District Hospital
Kemptville District Hospital
Hôpital Montfort
Mississippi River Health Alliance (Almonte General Hospital, Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital)
Pembroke Regional Hospital
Queensway Carleton Hospital
Renfrew Victoria Hospital
St. Francis Memorial Hospital
The Ottawa Hospital
The Ottawa Hospital Academic Family Health Team
The Royal
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Winchester District Memorial Hospital
Patients can access their MyChart account, or sign up if they do not have one, through the Atlas Alliance MyChart website.
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