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Building the future of health care together

The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is proud to provide world class care, exceptional service and compassion for the people we serve across the greater Ottawa and Eastern Ontario region, Western Quebec and as far away as Nunavut.  

TOH is on track to deliver a new state-of-the-art health care facility and academic research centre that will support our leadership to reshape the future of health care, train the next generation of health care workers and expand our support for the discovery of new life-changing research. Building a new hospital is a once-in-a-generation opportunity and will support TOH’s vision to become a global leader in health care delivery, design, research, education and innovation.  

We are thrilled to work closely with physicians and staff, patient and family advisors, Indigenous partners, community members and health organizations as we develop and refine plans for what will become one of Canada’s most modern, technologically advanced and accessible academic research hospitals.   

This is a hospital that will be built for our community, by our community – and construction is already underway. 

Overview 

  • 641 single patient rooms with fully accessible washrooms for improved infection prevention and control, privacy and space for loved ones to spend the night. 
  • The most advanced trauma centre in Eastern Ontario, specialized surgical suites, specialty programs and outpatient clinics. 
  • One of the most innovative neuroscience research programs in the world. 
  • Research and education integrated into the design to ensure patients benefit from the most advanced and innovative technologies and therapies and interactive, accessible communication technology. 
  • Dedicated spaces for spiritual reflection and Indigenous ceremony.  
  • More than 6,000 new campus employees, which is a portion of the more than 15,000 people who work and practice medicine every day across TOH campuses.  
  • Ottawa’s largest-ever health infrastructure project, 2.5 million sq. ft on a 50-acre site. 
  • Construction of the new campus will inject more than $2 billion into Ottawa’s economy, contribute over $1.2 B in labour income, create more than 4000 full time jobs and generate a total economic output north of $3.75 billion. 
  • Accessible and transit-oriented, pedestrian and cyclist safe with greenspace. 
  • Sustainable design and a low carbon footprint with landscapes that reflect the home territories of our patients.   
Site map of The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus showing the main hospital, the central utility plant, the parking garage, an ambulatory care building and three life sciences buildings.

Planning Principles 

Planning and design for our new campus is grounded in seven principles that reflect an ambitious vision of the future of health care.  

  • Create an exceptional experience for patients, families and staff 
  • Improve health and wellness for people onsite and in the community 
  • Ensure Universal Access for people living with a wide range of abilities 
  • Provide a welcoming space for everyone 
  • Promote leadership in research and innovation 
  • Encourage learning opportunities for the next generation of health care workers 
  • Contribute to planetary health and environmental sustainability 
Main-entrance
The main entrance area of the new hospital.

The main entrance area of the new hospital. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Concourse-A
The concourse inside the main entrance of the new hospital, with plenty of natural light and view of an outdoor light well embedded at the centre of the building. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

The concourse inside the main entrance of the new hospital, with plenty of natural light and view of an outdoor light well embedded at the center of the building. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Patient-Room-A
Every patient room will be private and will have space for loved ones to visit or spend the night. Floor to ceiling windows will provide a clear view to the natural surroundings and a connection to the outdoors.

Every patient room will be private and will have space for loved ones to visit or spend the night. Floor to ceiling windows will provide a clear view to the natural surroundings and a connection to the outdoors. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Patient-Room-B
An artist rendering of a patient room at the new hospital. In the corner of the room close to the bed, there is a sliding door that is open, revealing a fully accessible bathroom. There is also a window in the door to the hallway that shows a physician walking down the hall.

Every patient room at the new campus will be private and have its own fully accessible washroom. This allows for a direct route from the bed to the toilet or to the roll-in shower, which can be fully closed to ensure privacy. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Sky-Lobby
An artist rendering of a patient and family lounge on one of the highest floors of the new hospital. One person is standing, and another is in a wheelchair, both are looking through the floor to ceiling windows and down to the main hospital entrance. Grass and trees are part of the natural landscape in front of the entrance.

Looking down at the new hospital’s main entrance from a patient and family lounge on one of the new hospital’s higher floors. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Sky-Lobby-B
An artist rendering of a patient and family lounge inside the new hospital. People are positioned throughout an open seating area on the right side in front of floor to ceiling windows, and there is a glass-enclosed seating area is in the background. A physician is walking down the hallway on the left, followed by another person.

An internal view of a patient and family lounge inside the new hospital. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Main-Entrance-Night
An artist rendering of the new hospital’s main entrance at dusk. A car is driving through the roundabout while people are walking and using wheelchairs on the sidewalk in front of the building. Grass and trees are part of the natural landscape in front of the entrance.

An alternate view of the new hospital’s main entrance at dusk. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Cross-Section-Light-Well
An artist rendering of a cross section perspective of the main concourse inside the new hospital. An information desk is positioned in front of large windows, showing a clear view to the outdoors. The main hospital building is in the background behind the concourse.

A cross-section view of the main concourse inside the new hospital and a central light well that will be visible to visitors from the inside. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Natural-Surroundings
An artist rendering of The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus from Carling Avenue in Ottawa. On the left is an escarpment of mature trees that leads to the main entrance of the hospital. The main building is in the background. Bicycle and walking paths wind through the natural landscapes of trees and grass from the main street to the main entrance and across the campus. There are people on bicycles and walking in the outdoor space on a sunny day.

A view from Carling Avenue, the landscape of The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus includes an escarpment of mature trees, bicycle and walking paths. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Exterior-Day-Winter
An artist rendering of the exterior of the new hospital on a winter day, showing snow-covered trees in the foreground. A helicopter is on the helipad on the roof of the building.

An exterior view of the new hospital during winter. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

Parking-Garage
An artist rendering of the parking garage at The Ottawa Hospital’s new campus on a wet and rainy fall day. Surrounded by trees, the entrance to the parking garage has tall windows that show the multi-level stairwell inside. There are cars parked on the side of the street and stopped at the intersection of Preston Street and Prince of Wales Drive. People are walking across the intersection and in front of the building.

The entrance to the parking garage of the new campus at the corner of Preston Street and Prince of Wales Drive in Ottawa. A covered, level walkway will connect the main hospital building to both the parking garage and the nearby LRT station.

Cross-Section-Elevator-Bank
An artist rendering of a cross section perspective of two floors inside the new hospital. The hallway runs across the image from the left to the right. On both floors there are rooms on the left that are adjacent to other hallways, as well as a bank of elevator doors in the middle, and a patient and family lounge on the right at the end of the hallway. There are a variety of people throughout the scene; some are standing, some are walking and others sitting in chairs or wheelchairs.

A cross-section view of two floors inside the new hospital. (Artist rendering, subject to change)

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