Together, research activity at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) totalled $137 million in 2016-17, up from $129 million the previous year. With their results being combined, this places them in fifth spot among all hospitals in Canada for research activity, or sixth spot when provincial health authorities are included. This data was released today by Research Infosource.
“We’re very proud to be ranked as one of the top research hospitals in Canada,” said Dr. Duncan Stewart, Executive Vice-President of Research at The Ottawa Hospital and professor at the University of Ottawa. “In recent years, we’ve seen particular growth in research areas such as regenerative medicine and cancer immunotherapy, as well as in clinical trials and knowledge translation. This research is providing our patients with new treatment options and giving us the tools to continuously improve quality, safety and efficiency of care.”
“The strength of cardiovascular research in Ottawa contributes to this high ranking,” said Dr. Peter Liu, Chief Scientific Officer and Vice-President of Research at the UOHI. "Our Institute's researchers, clinical care professionals and staff are working relentlessly together in bringing ground-breaking work from bench to bedside to ultimately benefit our patients.”
Notable research successes from The Ottawa Hospital and the UOHI from the last year include:
- Launch of a world-first clinical trial using a novel kind of immunotherapy to prevent cancer from coming back after surgery.
- Development of a clinical decision rule to help detect bleeding in the brain – an innovation that could save more than 65 lives per year in Canada.
- Discovery of a new way to stimulate blood vessel repair and regeneration – a strategy that could lead to new treatments for stroke, heart attack and other diseases.
- A study into the physical activity levels of Ontario nurses made big waves nationwide when news broke suggesting nurses may not be as healthy as we once believed.
The Ottawa Hospital: Inspired by research. Driven by compassion
The Ottawa Hospital is one of Canada’s largest learning and research hospitals with over 1,100 beds, approximately 12,000 staff and an annual budget of over $1.2 billion. Our focus on research and learning helps us develop new and innovative ways to treat patients and improve care. As a multi-campus hospital, affiliated with the University of Ottawa, we deliver specialized care to the Eastern Ontario region, but our techniques and research discoveries are adopted around the world. We engage the community at all levels to support our vision for better patient care. See www.ohri.ca for more information about research at The Ottawa Hospital.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has flourished into one of Canada’s most distinguished heart health centres for the unparalleled care it provides to its patients, a world-renowned research Institute that brings science from bench to bedside, and the country’s main influencer when it comes to preventing heart disease. Its promise remains the very pillar on which it was built: Always putting patients first. https://www.ottawaheart.ca
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Jennifer Ganton
Director, Communications and Public Relations
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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jganton@ohri.ca
Vincent Lamontagne
Director, Corporate Communications
Ottawa Heart Institute
613-899-6760 (cell)
vlamontagne@ottawaheart.ca
