QCH ranked one of Canada’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek magazine
February 28, 2025
Queensway Carleton Hospital has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Hospitals in 2025. This year, QCH has been deemed a seven-year champion after being awarded each year since the inception of Newsweek & Statista's World’s Best Hospitals.
The ranking is based on an extensive evaluation process, including:
- Hospital Recommendations from Peers: Online survey among tens of thousands of doctors, healthcare professionals, and hospital managers in 30 countries.
- Patient Experience: Survey of patient satisfaction with hospitalization.
- Hospital Quality Metrics: Medical indicators (data on quality of care for treatments, hygiene measures, patient safety, and wait times).
- PROMs Implementation: Statista online survey on implementation and use of PROMs in hospitals.
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 Anishinabe Algonquin Nation.
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Media Contact
Natasha Curley,
Communications Officer
Queensway Carleton Hospital
ncurley@qch.on.ca