Fast facts

Employees and Nursing professionals
12,689* Employees
4,948 Nurses
Illustration of a physician 1,541 Physicians
Illustration of a resident/fellow 140 Fellows
Illustration of a resident 1,089 Resident physicians
Illustration of a midwives 30 Midwives
Illustration of a Technology Wheel 600 Technicians and technologists
Illustration of a allied care wheel 999 Allied health
Illustration of a plus and question 207 Patient advisors
Illustration of a caring volunteer hand 489 Volunteers
Illustration of a test tube 2,339 Researchers
Learners's data-676 Medical students, 1791 Nursing students, 532 Students in other health professions, 62 Students in non-health professions, 74 Paramedic student

*This number reflects active employees of The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

The numbers represented above can vary throughout the year and may not account for some overlap in duties.

5th Hospital in Canada for peer-reviewed funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

5th Hospital in Canada for peer-reviewed funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

4th Hospital in Canada for overall research funding

4th Hospital in Canada for overall research funding

2.2B Impact on Ottawa economy due to our research (since 2001)

$2.2B Impact on Ottawa economy due to our research (since 2001)

2,321 Scientific papers published in 2017

2,321 Scientific papers published in 2020

51 Active patent families

51 Active patent families

11 Spin-off companies

11 Spin-off companies

1,420 Beds

1,420 Beds

18 State-of-the-art core research facilities

18 State-of-the-art core research facilities

59 Scientific research labs

59 Scientific research labs

11 National research networks

11 National research networks

774 Active clinical trials

774 Active clinical trials

8,775 Patients enrolled in clinical trials

8,775 Patients enrolled in clinical trials

8.2 Average length of stay (days)

8.2 Average length of stay (days)

60,558 Patient admissions

60,558 Patient admissions

166,892 Emergency visits

166,892 Emergency visits

918,071 Ambulatory care visits

918,071 Ambulatory care visits

80,230 Surgical cases

80,230 Surgical cases

6,383 Babies delivered

6,383 Babies delivered