Queensway Carleton Hospital Named Top Employer
March 03, 2026
Ottawa, ON – Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) has been recognized as one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers for 2026, by Canada’s Top 100 Employers. The award highlights the hospital’s supportive workplace culture, opportunities for professional development and focus on employee well-being.
Serving more than 500,000 people each year in west Ottawa, the hospital has a team of nearly 3,000 staff. “QCH’s close-knit environment is a product of its core values,” says president and CEO Dr. Andrew Falconer. “We’re there to support each other. Whether you’re the CEO or a front-line nurse, we’re all in this together.”
QCH is a great place to work because of its collaborative culture, opportunities to learn and lead, competitive salaries and benefits, and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. We believe staff thrive in a learning environment with opportunities for lifelong growth.
“I’ve had very supportive mentors and colleagues who consistently encourage me to take on new challenges. QCH has always provided valuable education and training opportunities that have strengthened my skills and helped me to grow professionally and personally,” says Milena Shiferaw, team lead, talent acquisition, at Queensway Carleton Hospital.
Read more in the National Capital Region's Top Employers Magazine, here.
About Queensway Carleton Hospital
As the only acute care hospital in West Ottawa, Queensway Carleton Hospital provides quality care to half of the city’s population every year. QCH’s agility and collaborative culture enable it to respond quickly to the most pressing healthcare challenges facing its vibrant and growing communities through advanced programs that reinvent models of patient care. QCH has been named the #1 hospital in Ottawa by Newsweek magazine in 2021 and as a top employer in Canada by Forbes magazine. QCH acknowledges it is located on the traditional and unceded lands of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.
Media Contact
Michaela Ianni
Communications Officer
Queensway Carleton Hospital
mianni@qch.on.ca