I agree it might be a fax...why...because i've said hello two days in a row and...there was no one there. Then today I let it go to machine...no message...but the weird thing is...no fax machine sounds...just dead air.

Could you have had an MRI appt scheduled for you from your doctors office? This is usually te radiation dept day the Civic

It's The Ottawa Hospital outgoing telephone line (it can be from any campus: General, Riverside, or Civic). It is not specific to MRI's - it can also be for an Ultrasound, or some other kind of general appointment at The Ottawa Hospital.They will usually leave you a message. For me, it was simply a reminder of an upcoming appointment.

also got a missed call from this number this afternoon

I typed in the number to find out to cause I just got a call and in fact my mom is at the general right now visiting my uncle in icu so therefore its definitly that. thanks

Yeh its the hospital, just got a call, and they left a message as well (I googled the number before my cell notified me of v/m). Seems my sleep study is due up soon.

Just received a call from this number on my cell January 9, 2009 14:49 EDT.  It was 8 seconds of heavy breathing.  What a nuisance.

My call was definitely from The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Ctr Radiology Oncology Dept.If you're receiving weird calls with foreign accents, it can be from a country such as India, Pakistan or Africa;  I was watching an investigation on TV's Marketplace or Fifth Estate where these people are able to make it look like they're calling from an Ottawa (613) number when in reality they are calling from another country, often a call Ctr trying to sell you something like "Duct Cleaning" or trying to scam you.  You can report questionable unwanted calls through a Cdn Gvmt web site.I believe it's CRTC who handles these reports