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Hospital recognized with National Capital Region’s Top Employer Award for workplace excellence

OTTAWA – (January 29, 2020) – The Ottawa Hospital has once again been recognized for providing a supportive and collaborative work environment for all staff. For the third consecutive year, the hospital received the National Capital Region’s Top Employers Award. The Ottawa Hospital is the third largest employer in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, and one of Canada’s largest learning and research hospitals.

National Capital Region’s Top Employers is an annual competition, organized by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. The award recognizes employers in the Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area that offer an exceptional place to work and the most progressive programs compared to other organizations in their field.

“Providing world-class care is only possible if you have world-class staff, which The Ottawa Hospital does,” said Dr. Jack Kitts, President and CEO, The Ottawa Hospital. “Staff, physicians, volunteers and researchers are all dedicated to provide the best care possible to all patients. Creating a work environment that allows staff to be at their very best is a top priority for the hospital.”

The Ottawa Hospital maintains a Healthy Workplace Task Force to support employee efforts in making healthy lifestyle choices for physical and mental well-being. Along with being a major teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital offers training and development for individuals at various stages of their careers, from tuition subsidies for employees interested in job-related courses, to summer employment and paid internships for students and new grads. The Ottawa Hospital also helps employees plan for life after work with retirement planning assistance services as well as phased-in work options when nearing retirement and offers the security of a defined benefit pension plan.

The Ottawa Hospital has received the highest rating from Accreditation Canada, Accredited with Exemplary Standing, for the quality of our care. That level of care depends on each staff member coming to the hospital every day ready to live the hospital’s values: to care for patients and to provide the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion that we would want for our loved ones.

The Ottawa Hospital

The Ottawa Hospital is one of Canada’s top learning and research hospitals, where excellent care is inspired by research and driven by compassion. As the third-largest employer in Ottawa, our support staff, researchers, nurses, physicians, and volunteers never stop seeking solutions to the most complex health-care challenges.

Our multi-campus hospital, affiliated with the University of Ottawa, attracts some of the most influential scientific minds from around the world. Our focus on learning and research leads to new techniques and discoveries that are adopted globally to improve patient care.

We are the Regional Trauma Centre for eastern Ontario and have been accredited with Exemplary Standing for health-care delivery — the highest rating from Accreditation Canada. We are also home to world-leading research programs focused on cancer therapeutics, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, chronic disease, and practice-changing research.

Backed by generous support from the community, we are committed to providing the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

For more information please visit the Ottawa Hospital website.

Media Contact:

Michaela Schreiter
Media Relations Officer
mschreiter@toh.ca
613-737-8899 ext. 77299