The Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) is an acute care facility in west Ottawa. With a 355-bed hospital, the QCH services nearly 500,000 patient visits annually and is a teaching partnership with the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. QCH is nationally top-ranked by Newsweek, has been distinguished by NSQIP for outstanding quality in surgical patient care, and is ranked a top employer by Forbes.
Our hospital has excellent access to diagnostic imaging services, including CT, MRI, and extended hours for ultrasound, and excellent support within the Department of Medicine with sub-specialty consultation services, including Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Hematology, Neurology, Respirology, Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care. Our hospital also has a 12-bed ICU, a step-down unit, and a 24/7 rapid response team to care for the acute needs of all inpatients.

 

Some of our annual numbers (from our 2019-2020 report):
•ED visits 81,273
•Day surgery cases 20,004
•Surgical Inpatients 4,450
•Medical inpatients 5,097
•Mental health patients 10,859
•Rehab outpatient visits 23,131
•Rehab inpatients 596
•Births 2,580
•Clinic & Day program visits 90,289
•Diagnostic Imaging tests 144,360
•Cardiopulmonary procedures 51,359

Employees Numbers:
Total physicians for 2020: 365 
Total midwives for 2020: 12 
Total nurses for 2020: 880 
Total allied health for 2020: 361 
Total staff for 2020: 2,165