About CAHO
Who We Are
25 hospitals in Ontario have teaching or research affiliations with one of the 6 university medical (or health sciences) schools. As such, there are six academic health science "centres", or regions in the Province of Ontario, Canada, which include London, Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa and the Northern Ontario Medical School
The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) (formerly OCOTH) provides a focal point for strategic initiatives, on behalf of this group of hospitals. CAHO started in the mid 1980’s as the Ontario Council of Administrators of Teaching Hospitals, primarily as a discussion group for Chief Executives on administrative matters, but its role has evolved to meet the challenges of providing health care management and services in the most complex environments. There are now eight formal CAHO sub-committees, lead by the CAHO Council of CEO’s, with over 100 senior clinical and non-clinical staff.
What We Do
The current mandate & role of CAHO hospital members
(academic hospitals) is to:
Provide care for the most complex patient cases. They have become a "place of last resort" for most diseases and are sought after because of the expertise of clinicians and scientists, and experience at treating rare and difficult cases. They ensure the provision of complex care is highly coordinated between major academic health science centres, provide 95% of priority program services and all transplants in Ontario.
Teach the next generation of physicians and other health care specialists.
Although aspects of 'teaching' occurs in many different types of hospitals, 85% of all medical trainee days are spent in academic hospitals; some 90% of the high-end specialist training occurs in academic hospitals.
Research and Discovery. Research occurring in academic hospitals is what makes the health care system effective and efficient. CAHO hospitals were the source of more than 40 world-class medical breakthroughs in the past two years and have been the only source world-class medical breakthroughs, compared with other types of hospitals in Ontario.
Leadership and System Thinking. Given the complexity and size of CAHO hospital organizations, they have extensive experience and an intellectual base that is helping to transform and create a sustainable system. They are often a collaborative partner with government, other hospitals and stakeholders, in the identification and implementation of solutions.
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