of the Queensway Carleton Hospital. Established in 2000, the Kidney Research Centre was Canada's first research facility devoted exclusively to investigating diseases that attack the kidney. It is affiliated with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital. In 2012, the Blood Disease Centre opened with a focus on practice-changing research and patient care in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood disorders. References Hospitals in Ottawa Hospitals established in 1845 1845 establishments in Canada Teaching hospitals in Canada