The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital – one of Canada’s largest learning and research hospitals. Our research spans more than a hundred different diseases, conditions and specialties with an overall focus on translating discoveries and knowledge into better health. We are proudly affiliated with the University of Ottawa and supported by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.

The Ottawa Hospital specializes in many areas of care, including cancer, cardiac, neurology, orthopedics, and rehabilitation. It's one of Canada's largest teaching hospitals. 

Specialties and programs 

• Cancer
• Cardiac
• Neurology
• Orthopedics
• Rehabilitation
• Kidney
• Vision

The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is known for its high-quality patient care, research, and compassionate culture. It has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in Canada and the world. 

Quality of care

• TOH is committed to providing world-class care, exceptional service, and compassion. 
• TOH has been recognized as one of the world's best hospitals by Newsweek. 
• TOH has been recognized as one of Canada's top learning and research hospitals. 

Quality of culture 

• TOH has been recognized as one of Canada's most admired corporate cultures.
• TOH has a workplace culture that inspires confidence and trust in patients, family members, and employees.
• TOH has a collaborative and team-oriented culture.

Quality improvement

• TOH uses MCC 360, a Canadian tool, to collect feedback from patients and medical staff. 
• TOH has a quality improvement plan that includes quality and safety, planning, and quality improvement. 
• TOH has invested time and resources to move data analytics and quality projects forward. 

OUR VISION
To provide each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

 
OUR MISSION

• The Ottawa Hospital is a compassionate provider of patient-centered care with an emphasis on tertiary-level and specialty care, primarily for residents of Eastern Ontario.
• The Ottawa Hospital educates future health-care professionals in partnership with the University of Ottawa and other affiliated universities, community colleges, and training organizations.
• The Ottawa Hospital develops, shares and applies new knowledge and technology in the delivery of patient care through world-leading research programs in partnership with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI).
   

Patient Safety Tips

As part of its commitment to patient safety, the Ontario Hospital Association, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, has recently launched a Patient Safety Tips Campaign.

Patients have an important role to play at each stage of their care and the five safety tips will serve to encourage them to be more involved in their health care.