Annual Impact Report

Fiscal Year 2024 – 2025

Celebrating your impact.

At The Ottawa Hospital, we serve more than two million people across Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and as far away as Nunavut. This is what your generosity made possible this year.

Campaign to Create Tomorrow

$366M

of $500M goal raised

Live · 2024–25

73.2% Complete

A message from leadership

Investing in the future of healthcare.

This past year, we’ve never felt more honoured to lead this Foundation — or prouder to be Canadian.

At the heart of every milestone reached lies a powerful force: collaboration. Whether it’s donors like you stepping forward, researchers and physicians working side by side, or care teams uniting to improve the patient experience — we are all working together to reshape the future of healthcare.

When we launched the Campaign to Create Tomorrow in 2022, our $500-million goal was the most ambitious in our region’s history — and it still is. Thanks to your generosity, we have now raised $366 million — putting us more than 73% of the way to our goal.

This report highlights just some of the incredible impact you’ve made possible in the 2024–25 fiscal year. Thank you for investing in the future of healthcare — and in a better tomorrow for us all.

Download

2024–25 Annual Impact Report (PDF)

Campaign to Create Tomorrow

Powered by your generosity.

When we launched the Campaign to Create Tomorrow in 2022, our $500-million goal was the most ambitious in our region’s history. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve now raised $366 million — more than 73% of the way to our goal.

Raised to date

$366M

of $500M goal

↑ +$35M since last year's report

By the Numbers

Annual donations snapshot.

Fiscal year

2024 – 2025

Raised through monthly donations

$1.05M

Unique monthly donors

3,450

Donations received

66,964

Unique donors

21,844

Loyal donors over past 10 years

3,256

Donated through estates

$4.7M

$0.18

Our cost to raise a dollar. One of the most efficient hospital foundations in Canada.

~70%

Of adult care in the region — and 100% of complex acute care.

Allocation

Your dollars at work.

* Donations to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are typically made to their foundation. For information on the impact of those donations please visit foundation.ottawaheart.ca/about.

Our annual report shows the tremendous impact your donations have at The Ottawa Hospital. From advancements in care and research to purchasing the most innovative technology available, donors allow us to change the future of healthcare in our region and across the globe.

While basic healthcare is publicly funded, it’s donor dollars that take research to unprecedented heights, fund lifesaving care, and build one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country.

Research Snapshot

Pushing the boundaries of discovery.

$2B

Impact on Ottawa economy due to TOH research since 2001

752

Active clinical trials

11,086

Patients enrolled in clinical trials

Scientific papers published

2,333

Researchers

Spinoff companies

Active patient families

State-of-the-art core research facilities

Today's research will inform tomorrow's care, and if we want to see diseases that are currently incurable become curable, we must challenge the status quo and entertain disruptive ideas and innovative solutions. Research drives hope. Research IS care.

Dr. Rebecca Auer

Executive Vice-President of Research and Innovation

Hospital Snapshot

Care, at the heart of our region.

Every number here represents people — patients, families, and care teams. Together, your support touches all of them.

1,446

Beds

178,286

Emergency visits

979,998

Ambulatory care (outpatient) visits

979,998

Patient admissions

67,466

Surgical cases

7,166

Babies delivered

1,356

Medical students

70%

Of adult care in the region

Financials & Accountability

Transparent. Audited. Accountable.

Revenue Breakdown

A view of revenue and where your dollars flowed in the 2024–25 fiscal year.

12 Consecutive Years

AHP High Performer — Overall.

Named a High Performer by the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy based on total funds raised, cost to raise a dollar, and return on investment.

Exemplary Standing

Accredited at the highest level.

The Ottawa Hospital has been accredited with Exemplary Standing for healthcare delivery — the highest rating from Accreditation Canada — and is one of the top research hospitals in Canada.

Impact Highlights

What your gifts made possible.

Donor support helps fuel the kind of bold, innovative care that changes outcomes today — and shapes the medicine of tomorrow.

20%

Reduction in radiation dose to the surrounding heart and lungs, using a Canadian-first approach for a certain pediatric cancer.

1st in Canada

One of the first centres to have an MR-Linac machine — using both MRI and radiation therapy to show tumours during treatment and adjust in real-time.

50%

Fewer blood transfusions in major liver surgery — Dr. Guillaume Martel’s clinical trial showed that removing 10% of a patient’s blood and reinfusing it cuts transfusion need in half.

30%

Up to 30% of epilepsy seizures eliminated with a new pinpoint-disruption technique, an Ottawa first. New laser tech may eliminate seizures 60-75% of the time.

New Hospital Campus

How the new hospital will reshape the future of healthcare.

Over the past year, the site of our new hospital has been transformed. From the parking garage nearing completion to the groundwork being started for the main hospital building, the progress is both tangible and exciting.

We have an extraordinary opportunity — not only to build an exceptional hospital, but to reshape the future of healthcare. We are building capacity in the system, improving access to care, and ensuring care is available closer to home across dozens of sites.

Buildings alone don’t deliver care — people do. By combining a state-of-the-art facility with the best talent from around the world, we’ll create a winning combination that has the power to reshape the future of healthcare.

Looking Ahead

New Campus Snapshot (projected)

$2B

To Ottawa’s economy during construction

4,000+

Jobs during construction

Billions

In labour income and government revenue

6,000

Employees at new hospital

641

Inpatient rooms

2×

More dialysis stations

Acres of new campus

100%

Private rooms

Innovation & Technology

Medicine meets machine.

Innovation isn’t just a buzzword — it’s changing lives. Adopting Artificial Intelligence is helping our care teams work smarter and faster, improve outcomes, and create a more personalized patient experience. It’s not science fiction — it’s the future of care, happening right here at our hospital, thanks to donors like you.

Care that follows you home

Digital wearables for patients at home

Our hospital is exploring wearables that monitor vital signs, blood pressure, blood glucose, and more — uploading data to a patient’s record so teams can respond beyond scheduled appointments. Sophie (Digital Teammate) — an agentic AI assistant — will soon help patients prepare for surgery with easy-to-understand information.

Two more patients per shift

AI ambient listening for physicians

Microsoft’s Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Copilot transcribes appointments and drafts secure medical notes. Trial evaluation shows ED physicians using Copilot are seeing an average of two more patients per shift.

First in Canada

Predictive tech to stop infection spread

In collaboration with Lumenix, we are the first hospital in Canada to implement an AI monitoring system aimed at improving hand hygiene. Ceiling-mounted 3D sensors give real-time feedback to care providers — reducing the spread of infection.

Smarter risk prediction

Predicting bleeding risk from blood thinners

Venous thrombosis is the third-deadliest cardiovascular disease. Using eight years of data, our researchers trained four machine-learning algorithms that better predict an individual’s bleeding risk than the six existing clinical models.

While public funding lays the foundation of our healthcare system, it’s donor support that fuels innovation like this. Thanks to your generosity, we’re able to explore bold ideas like AI-driven care and deliver the kind of forward-thinking care our community deserves.

Sights Set on the Top Tier

Research breakthroughs this year.

Each year our hospital pushes the boundaries of research with the goal of bringing cutting-edge new therapies to our patients and making Ottawa a global hub for research and innovation. Here are just a few highlights:

A new molecular technique to create neurons — a major step forward in developing treatments for stroke and traumatic brain injury.

A discovery in one of our labs suggests a possible new approach for treating progressive multiple sclerosis.

A study led by one of our researchers uncovered that use of psychedelics is linked to increased risk of schizophrenia.

A new therapy for muscular dystrophy was developed at our hospital and is now in clinical trials.

Removing 10% of a patient’s blood before major liver surgery and giving it back afterwards reduced transfusions by half.

A new study showed that prehab may reduce complications and length of hospitalization after surgery.

An 18-digit “postal code,” discovered by our researchers, might one day fight disease by allowing proteins to deliver biochemical signals.

Our hospital was awarded $74M in federal and provincial grants to expand our Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre.

$74M in federal and provincial grants were awarded for the expansion of our Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre (BMC). Donor-supported from startup, this specialized clean-room facility develops and manufactures new therapies using cells, genes, viruses, and other biological materials. The BMC also received $12M to create a national network of harmonized biomanufacturing facilities.

Donor Spotlight

"I wouldn't be where I am today without them."

"I think about Dr. Sinclair, Jessica Lucky, and their team—the nurses and attendants who cared for me with such kindness—and I know that I wouldn’t be where I am today without them. Forever grateful."

– Karol Phillips

In 2022, Karol Phillips began experiencing troubling symptoms — blurred vision and bouts of dizziness. At first, she brushed them off, never imagining they could be signs of something serious. But when the symptoms worsened, she sought medical help and was shocked to learn she had a brain tumour.

Thankfully, Karol was quickly referred to Dr. John Sinclair, a leading neurosurgeon at The Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Sinclair and his skilled team performed a complex, 7-hour surgery to remove the tumour. The operation was a success — and even better, the tumour was found to be non-cancerous.

After months of recovery, in April 2024, Karol was able to return to her full-time role at Raymond James Ltd. Looking back on her journey, she is filled with gratitude — for the expert care she received and the team that stood by her each step of the way. To give back, she became a regular donor, helping ensure others can access the same lifesaving treatment that she received.

And her story has inspired others. This past summer, her colleagues at Raymond James Ltd chose The Ottawa Hospital as the beneficiary of their annual charity golf tournament— turning Karol’s experience into a powerful ripple effect of hope and support for future patients.

Other Lives Impacted

Your neighbours. Your friends. Your family.

At some point, all of us will need The Ottawa Hospital. Thanks to donor support, we’re ready for the most complex cases and committed to caring for every patient like a loved one.