
INVEST IN THE FUTURE
OF CARDIAC HEALTH.
Ground-breaking research & innovative patient-centred care for you.
When you invest in the world-class and globally renowned University of Ottawa Heart Institute, you fuel ground-breaking research, education and innovative patient care.
Today’s research will be tomorrow’s treatments.
New scientific discoveries backed by community donations help save lives each day. Your donation creates the forefront of innovative patient-centred cardiac care.
Your contributions will provide the tools and science needed to treat, and eventually eradicate heart disease. Imagine a future where every cardiac patient has hyper-personalized medicine, surgery, and care, tailored to their own DNA.
When you give, you play a part in developing future treatments. Help thousands of patients, and their families thrive.
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PATIENT STORIES

Anne McAllister
The Institute is a very special place; it feels small and homey but its positive impact on patients like me is huge.

GORD WILSON
It’s humbling to be part of something that could save the life of someone I may never meet. To give their family the gift of time that we have.

NATALIE TOMMY
Collectively, we knew this had to be more than just an event to raise funds, it had to be a movement women and men would engage in

JEAN MICHEL
“Watching my kids grow-up”: A dad and husband’s gift of time.

JULY CYRIAC
A baby’s first cry is the last thing you would expect to hear at the Heart Institute. Yet, that was the case on Nov 1st, 2022...
SCIENCE
FUTURE
CHANGE
With your gift, we will soon be able to:
- Mend a heart with a sprayable ‘heart patch’ made of tiny gold nanoparticles
- Use precision medicine to create a custom treatment plan tailored to an individual’s needs
- Repair a heart valve with a 3D-printed vein
- Understand and treat the mysterious connection between our brain and heart health
- Harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to heal the healthcare system itself
LATEST NEWS

Ottawa Philanthropy Awards filled with laughs, tears and enduring inspiration
From left, Myers Automotive Group CEO Geoff Publow with former CEO Cyril Leeder (now president of the Ottawa Senators), Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation president and CEO Shannon Gorman, Myers Automotive co-owner Rob Mews, Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation president Lianne Laing and Myers Automotive vice president Steve Holmes at the Ottawa Philanthropy Awards, which honoured Myers Automotive as Outstanding Corporate Philanthropist. Photo by Caroline Phillips
The Ottawa Business Journal

Social Scene | Community Builders: Jump In
Elevate your heart health and ignite change with Jump In — 30 days, 30 minutes of physical activity and a lifetime of well-being awaits. PHOTO BY ASHLEY FRASER
Ottawa Citizen

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” as 67’s Mews raises funds for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation
OHL News