Surgical Innovation Fund Report: Leading Practices from the Surgical Innovation Fund
Introduced in 2021, the Surgical Innovation Fund helped hospitals across Ontario maximize surgical recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read about how the 2021/22 fund supported training, new hires, extended hours, new equipment, renovations, unique partnerships and surgical efficiency for over 100 hospitals.
Key highlights from the Surgical Recovery: Leading Practices from the Surgical Innovation Fund report include:
- Overview of funded projects and their progress
- Profiles of 14 specific projects that demonstrate how new processes removed barriers to recovery and created a better surgical journey for patients
- Common leading practices that shape recovery work
- Data integrity best practices
- Opportunities for future recovery efforts
The [Surgical Innovation Fund] funding to support training for perioperative nurses was a valuable strategy to address our health human resources challenges, which are critical to surgical recovery. The in-house training program allowed hospitals to invest in their own nurses . . . while providing our experienced perioperative nurses the opportunity to share their expertise and mentor their colleagues.
Hamilton Health Sciences
Last Updated: June 18, 2025