About the Ottawa
Hospital Auxiliary
The Ottawa Hospital Auxiliary is a volunteer-led, non-profit organization that supports patient care at The Ottawa Hospital through fundraising and the delivery of impactful programs and services.
The Auxiliary operates independently from both The Ottawa Hospital, which delivers clinical care, and The Ottawa Hospital Foundation, which focuses on large-scale fundraising.
The Auxiliary generates funding that is reinvested into patient care. These funds support hospital equipment, education, research, and a range of Auxiliary-run patient programs and services while larger equipment contributions are made in coordination with The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.
Many of the Auxiliary's programs support patients facing vulnerable or crisis situations, including those without stable housing, appropriate clothing, or support networks. Through these programs, the Auxiliary provides essential items such as clothing, toiletries, newborn care packages, and access to basic medical equipment, helping to address practical needs that fall outside the hospital's clinical role.
The Auxiliary
Timeline
1952
Civic Campus Auxiliary is formed
1967
Riverside Campus Auxiliary is formed
1980
The Friends of the General is formed
1982
The Rehabilitation Centre Volunteer Association is formed
2021
The Civic Campus Auxiliary, The Friends of the General, and the Riverside Campus Auxiliary amalgamate to create The Auxiliary
2025
The Rehabilitation Centre Volundeer Association joins The Auxiliary
The Auxiliary
On the ground
The Auxiliary now provides support across all 4 TOH campuses and is now a single “boots-on-the-ground” organization that is stronger and more efficient than ever. This merger has reinvigorated their desire to react and respond and provide for the needs of the hospital and its patients.
Civic Campus
Riverside Campus
Rehabilitation Centre
General Campus
The Auxiliary raises funds by operating various hospital gift shops which are run by Auxiliary employees and volunteers, a patient-focused medical supplies store, as well as the breast pump rental program, a community vendor table rental program, art sales and other innovative fundraising opportunities within the hospital campuses.
Board of Directors
President
Tracy Murphy
Vice President and Human Resources
Dominique Jones
Treasurer
Tony Manconi
Secretary
Chris Wilson
Volunteer Engagement
Melanie Tod
Rehabilitation Centre Fundraising
Tatyana Loerffler-Vulpe
Rehabilitation Patient Support Program
Amin Zahrai
Retail Programs
Eva Cooper
Special Programs
Nada Vrany
Visibility & Communications
Kanika Gupta
Membership