What does Miss Canada 1970 have to do with the Civic, you ask? Well, Ottawa’s very own Julie Maloney — who was crowned in late 1969 at only 18 years old — was born right here at the Civic Hospital!
But that wasn’t her only connection to the Civic, and Julie wasn’t the only well-known Maloney around town. In fact, her father, Dr. Patrick Maloney, was a prominent pediatrician who spent decades within the Civic walls treating patients in the children’s ward and in the nursery. Years later, her brother, Dr. Justin Maloney followed in their father’s footsteps and served as an Emergency Department physician (mostly at the General Campus) for more than 40 years, until his death in 2022. He is considered by many to be a “giant” in Canadian emergency medicine because of his pivotal role in bringing the 911 phone system and a much-needed paramedicine program to the region. Through his work with the ACT Foundation, he played a leading role in empowering Ontario high school students in CPR and how to use a defibrillator (AED).
Following her year in the spotlight, Julie became a teacher and a freelance broadcaster for CBC North and started a family — both children were born at the Civic, of course! And for many years, she lived only three blocks away from the Civic, with its recognizable red brick in plain view.
“Like so many in Ottawa, the Civic has played an important role throughout my life, though I think we often take it for granted. There is so much talent there in every department, and I’m very hopeful for their future — especially with the new hospital campus.”
