Fast facts

Employees and Nursing professionals
12,997* Employees
5,063 Nurses
Illustration of a physician 1,609 Physicians
Illustration of a resident/fellow 166 Fellows
Illustration of a resident 1,089 Resident physicians
Illustration of a midwives 33 Midwives
Illustration of a Technology Wheel 572 Technicians and technologists
Illustration of a allied care wheel 983 Allied health
Illustration of a plus and question 219 Patient advisors
Illustration of a caring volunteer hand 898 Volunteers
Illustration of a test tube 2,353 Researchers
Learners's data-675 Medical students, 1844 Nursing students, 581 Students in other health professions, 60 Students in non-health professions, 88 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.

4th Hospital in Canada for peer-reviewed funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

4th 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

2.3B Impact on Ottawa economy due to our research (since 2001)

$2.3B Impact on Ottawa economy due to our research (since 2001)

2,298 Scientific papers published in 2021

2,298 Scientific papers published in 2021

53 Active patent families

53 Active patent families

11 Spin-off companies

11 Spin-off companies

1,436 Beds

1,436 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

824 Active clinical trials

824 Active clinical trials

9,680 Patients enrolled in clinical trials

9,680 Patients enrolled in clinical trials

8.3 Average length of stay (days)

8.3 Average length of stay (days)

64,686 Patient admissions

64,686 Patient admissions

175,405Emergency visits

175,405 Emergency visits

916,022 Ambulatory care visits

916,022 Ambulatory care visits

83,242 Surgical cases

83,242 Surgical cases

6,861 Babies delivered

6,861 Babies delivered