Quick Facts

The Ottawa Hospital

• The largest acute care hospital in Canada.
• Every year, The Ottawa Hospital touches the lives of one in two people in Eastern Ontario.
• Three campuses: Civic, General and Riverside.
• Equips and staffs the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre at the Queensway Carleton Hospital.
• More than 1 million outpatient visitsevery year and 137,806 Emergency Department visits.
• Partners include the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the University of Ottawa Eye Institute.
  

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

• The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital.
• One of the fastest growing and most respected hospital-based research institutes in Canada.
• More than 1,500 scientists, clinical investigators, trainees and staff.
• Leading the way in finding new treatments and possible cures for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis and Parkinson’s.
  

The Ottawa Hospital Foundation

• Every dollar raised stays in the community.
• The most efficient hospital foundation in Ontario and the third most efficient in Canada.
• Government covers important operating costs of the medical system; we build on this funding to give our community the latest life-saving equipment, the most up-to-date facilities and access to vital research at The Ottawa Hospital.
• You may designate your gift to a particular area of patient care or research, or you may allow the Foundation to direct your gift to the Hospital’s priority needs.