TOH Doctors

More than 1,100 doctors work at TOH to deliver patient care, teach, lead, conduct research and innovate. As we work toward achieving our goal of being in the top 10% of North America’s Teaching Hospitals we continue to recruit ambitious men and women to join us. We provide our world-class surgeons with cutting-edge technology to ensure that all patients receive medical excellence with state of the art equipment.

TOH researchers are discovering new ways to treat diseases and share their knowledge with colleagues around the globe through educational broadcasts delivered via satellite transmission.

You'll learn more about the doctors at TOH in this interactive annual report and you can forward any information you choose to people you know.

TOH Nurses

Nursing is a demanding profession and TOH provides opportunities for driven men and women looking for a challenging health care career. Nurses deliver patient care in the hospital, in partnership with the community, in the Rehabilitation Centre and in the labs working on research that will inform how we treat the patients of tomorrow.

We take pride in the nursing teams at TOH and this year we are proud to say that the implementation of TOH's Model of Nursing Clinical Practice began in 11 hospitals across Canada. The excellence we know at home is becoming the standard elsewhere. We are also celebrating receiving an award of excellence from the Ministry of Health for Long Term Care for the Model’s Clinical Nurse Expert (CNE).

TOH Health-care Professionals  

To complete a circle of care, TOH relies on a full-range of health-care professionals.  From the nutritionist who ensures dietary needs are met to the pharmacist who advises physicians on drug therapy, each play a vital role in treatment, research and safety. A patient might also work with a radiation therapist, a cardiopulmonary technician, an audiologist, an occupational therapist or a social worker.

The members of this intricate team of health-care professionals ensure each person who walks through our doors has access to the best possible care.

TOH Support Staff

Not all patient care is directly hands on. Caring for patients also includes the people who make our hospital a workable place focused on quality health care. Last year TOH implemented, purchased and installed new instrument washer and sterilizers along large volumes of patient care equipment and instruments to be processed in a fast and efficient fashion.

The result? Better safety for our patients.

TOH has a population of more than 14,000 people, hosts hundreds of visitors each day, and is a place where community members experience many different life events. TOH is a well run, efficiently managed, clean and hospitable health care institution thanks to the committed people who make it a success.

TOH Volunteers

For some people, a visit to TOH is a pleasure trip. We're referring to our volunteers.

Some of the greatest contributions made to TOH are from community members who give their time, energy, thinking and care to us each year. In 2008 volunteers donated 160,994 hours of time.

TOH's three campuses are made warm and welcoming, friendly and outgoing, better and more successful each day because of volunteers who pitch in to make it happen.

They aren't doing it for money. The reward we offer is our gratitude, and the smiles of those who meet our volunteers in action.

TOH Patients

Patients are the heart of everything that happens at The Ottawa Hospital.

From the more than 8,000 babies delivered here each year, the care we provide and the research we conduct, we never forget that our focus is the real people who come to us to make them better.

That includes understanding their needs, wants, issues and concerns. Creating excellent patient relations is one way we care for the members of our community so that the high-level of care we provide today is repeated tomorrow.