1,802 Total researchers
3rd Hospital in Canada for peer-reviewed funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
5th Hospital in Canada for overall research funding
$1.3B Impact on Ottawa economy due to our research (since 2001)
1,295 Scientific papers published in 2015
50 Active patent families
7 Spin-off companies
1,122 Beds
10 State-of-the-art core research facilities
63 Scientific research labs
677 Active clinical trials
15,532 Patients enrolled in clinical trials
7.9 Average length of stay (days)
50,862 Patient admissions
172,445 Emergency visits
1,154,992 Ambulatory care visits
49,618 Surgical cases
6,062 Babies delivered
At The Ottawa Hospital, excellence in patient care is our priority.
By improving on wait times, patients’ rating of care and other key measures of a high-performing hospital, our goal is to rank among the top 10 percent of North American hospitals in providing safe, high-quality care to our patients.
Strategic direction | Category | Indicator | 2015–2016 result | 2014–2015 result |
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*Data from 2012 **Exceeded 2015-2016 target score of 3 |
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Quality |
Satisfaction/ |
Overall rating of care – inpatients Percent of admitted patients who rated the care received as excellent. |
49.1% | 48.4% |
Safety |
Hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) Ratio of actual deaths to the number of expected deaths. A ratio greater than 100 means more deaths occurred than expected; a ratio less than 100 means fewer deaths occurred than expected. |
79.7 | 76.7 | |
Efficiency |
Cost per weighted case – acute and day surgery patients Average cost of an acute or day-surgery patient receiving care. |
$6,344 | $6,383 | |
Access |
Percentage of patients admitted through the Emergency Department who waited 24 hours or less before admission. |
82.0% | 80.5% | |
People |
Engagement |
Employee, physician and resident engagement |
55% | 58%* |
Academics: |
Innovation |
Research success composite score Calculated from the:
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4.2** | N/A |
Our community |
System integration |
30-day unplanned readmissions Percent of patients readmitted within 30 days of hospital discharge. |
10.3% | 9.8% |
Finance |
Sustainability |
Total margin Percent by which consolidated revenues vary from consolidated expenses. Negative variance indicates revenues are lower than expenses; positive variance indicates revenues are higher than expenses. |
-0.12% | 2.11% |