As key partners in the health care system, the CAHO community will harness our collective research and innovation strengths to advance world-leading patient care and a sustainable health care system.

Integrating Our Three Missions: What makes CAHO members truly innovative is the interplay between our three distinct missions of research, teaching and specialized care. We are the creators and early adopters of many groundbreaking medical therapies and technologies. In our hospitals, clinicians inform the research agenda, and researchers bring their discoveries from the lab bench to the patient’s bedside.

Clinical Care Mission:

The primary mission of CAHO members is to deliver world-class patient care to their communities.

Research Mission:

The majority of health research in Ontario takes place in Academic Health Sciences Centres; the balance occurs at universities.

Teaching Mission:

CAHO members train future health care providers in every discipline, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, adminstrators and others.