Rego, KianOrlando, ElainaArchambault, PatrickGeagea, AnnaMitra, Anish R.Vazquez-Grande, GloriaMarticorena, Rosa M.Patterson, LisaDiDiodato, GiulioRewa, Oleksa G.Senaratne, JanekLaw, MadelynBinnie, AlexandraTsang, Jennifer2026-03-102026-03-102024-120832-610Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/28391Purpose Although health research in Canada is primarily conducted in academic hospitals, most patients receive their care in community hospitals. The benefits of increasing research capacity in community hospitals include improved study recruitment, increased generalizability of results, broader patient access to novel therapies, better patient outcomes, enhanced staff satisfaction, and improved organizational efficiency.engCommunity hospitalsCritical careResearch capacityResearch programToolkijournal article10.1007/s12630-024-02883-21496-8975