Re-imagining Today. Creating Tomorrow.
New Campus Development

Our new hospital will be the most patient-centred and technologically advanced research hospital in the country — transform care in our community and beyond, for generations.

It’s time for a building that matches the capabilities of our people and meets the needs of every patient.

Our bold plan includes a $2.8 billion, world-class healthcare centre — a continuously evolving tool for innovation and state-of-the-art technology that brings the latest medical advances and research breakthroughs to the bedside. 

YESTERDAY
When the Civic hospital opened in 1924, lifesaving medicine like penicillin and vaccines for diseases like influenza, measles, and polio seemed impossible.
TODAY
We’re internationally recognized for our groundbreaking work in cancer, stroke, Parkinson’s, and Multiple Sclerosis.
TOMORROW
Our new hospital campus will be the most technologically advanced research hospital in the country. It will transform how we care for patients.

How will we get there?

With your help. Our $500-million campaign goal will require unprecedented support from the community. Together, we will build Ottawa’s most important healthcare infrastructure project and re-imagine the future of healthcare.

SINGLE-PATIENT ROOMS

With space for loved ones to spend the night and a private, accessible bathroom, patients will have the privacy they need to heal. Each room will be equipped with a “smart” digital screen that will connect them with their care provider, health information, and appointments while allowing them to order a meal and stay in touch with friends and family. 

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Space for loved ones to spend the night.

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"Smart" in-room digital screens will connect patients to their care providers, health information, and appointments while allowing them to order a meal and stay in touch with loved ones.

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Dedicated hand hygiene stations will be located inside the door for healthcare providers and visitors.

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Extra space around the patient bed will give healthcare workers unfettered access to deliver care.

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Floor-to-ceiling windows for an abundance of natural light and electrochromic glass that allows the patient to control the level of tinting.

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Private, accessible bathrooms each with their own shower.

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Space for loved ones to spend the night.

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Dedicated hand hygiene stations will be located inside the door for healthcare providers and visitors.

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Private, accessible bathrooms each with their own shower.

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Extra space around the patient bed will give healthcare workers unfettered access to deliver care.

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"Smart" in-room digital screens will connect patients to their care providers, health information, and appointments while allowing them to order a meal and stay in touch with loved ones.

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Floor-to-ceiling windows for an abundance of natural light and electrochromic glass that allows the patient to control the level of tinting.

INNOVATIVE DESIGN FOR A HEALTHIER PLANET

We aim to be net-zero when it comes to our carbon footprint.  

With innovation infused into every detail of our new hospital, it will withstand climate change and environmental disasters, while supporting water conservation, energy-efficient building services, and green transportation.

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Reducing energy demands and incorporating renewable energy technologies

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Using low-carbon fuel sources

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Designing for climate and disaster resilience

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Building accessible, enclosed pathways for pedestrians, wheelchair users, cyclists, and LRT passengers

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Addressing human and food waste

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Using micro-grid and smart-grid design for hydro

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Planning for water conservation

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Preparing for widespread adoption of zero-emission vehicles, including adding EV charging stations

BUILDING ONE OF CANADA'S MOST ACCESSIBLE HOSPITALS

Incorporating best practices of universal accessibility and ensuring compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), the hospital design aims to accommodate a wide range of abilities and make navigating the 2.5-million-square-foot facility efficient for everyone. 

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Well connected to public transit.

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Easy to understand and predictable wayfinding.

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Moving sidewalks will help people to get to their destinations quickly and comfortably.

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Each patient room will have an accessible washroom and extra space for wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

Patients can access their private washroom through double sliding doors that meet on a corner to allow for a direct route from the bed.

INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY

We’ll continue to focus on recruiting a diverse workforce and providing dignified and compassionate care to patients of any age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious background, or socioeconomic status. 

The Ottawa Hospital works together with and seeks guidance from an Indigenous Peoples Advisory Circle to build a common future for Indigenous health and healing. With an evolving membership of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit communities, organizations and health service providers, the Circle informs design and development planning for the new campus.

It's time to create a better tomorrow.
It's time to rethink impossible.

“We're completely transforming how our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren will be cared for. No one else will do this for us. It's our turn.”
Roger GreenbergChair, Campaign to Create Tomorrow
Roger Greenberg
"I see the new hospital campus as visionary —much like the original Civic Hospital was 100 years ago. It will be a world-class facility that will attract the best talent to Ottawa, providing enhanced healthcare and significant investment in research. The benefits of this project will be felt across the entire region, and the impact on the economy will be immediate and without parallel.”
Tony SottileRetired CEO of Modern Niagara
Tony Sottile
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“We're completely transforming how our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren will be cared for. No one else will do this for us. It's our turn.”
Roger Greenberg
Roger GreenbergChair, Campaign to Create Tomorrow
"I see the new hospital campus as visionary —much like the original Civic Hospital was 100 years ago. It will be a world-class facility that will attract the best talent to Ottawa, providing enhanced healthcare and significant investment in research. The benefits of this project will be felt across the entire region, and the impact on the economy will be immediate and without parallel.”
Tony Sottile
Tony SottileRetired CEO of Modern Niagara
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About the Campaign to Create Tomorrow

The Campaign to Create Tomorrow is the largest fundraising campaign in our region’s history. It will help fulfil the most ambitious vision ever for the future of The Ottawa Hospital, focused on four critical pillars.  

NEW CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

See how we’ll become the most technologically advanced hospital in the country, using the latest tools to provide the right care in the right space with the right provider.
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WORLD LEADING RESEARCH

Through our unique collaborative model of clinicians and researchers working side-by-side, we will bring groundbreaking discoveries to patients in Ottawa — and around the world.
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STRENGTHENING CRITICAL SERVICES

From trauma care to cancer advancements to neuroscience, we will strengthen our critical services for patients across the region.
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For questions related to the new campus development project, please visit https://newcampusdevelopment.ca/

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