North York General Hospital recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2025
North York General Hospital (NYGH) has been named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2025 by Mediacorp Canada Inc.
This prestigious awards program recognizes top tier workplaces from all sectors, selected through a rigorous application process.
“This recognition is a testament to the outstanding and collaborative organizational culture that NYGH is known for,” says Dr. Everton Gooden, President and CEO. “When team members are valued and supported to thrive at work, they are able to provide the highest quality of care for everyone.”
Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2025 were announced today in a special magazine distributed with The Globe and Mail. Winners were evaluated using eight criteria: workplace; work atmosphere and social; health, financial and family benefits; vacation and time-off; employee communications; performance management; training and skills development; and community involvement.
“We are dedicated to being an exceptional place to work where team members can build a career, grow, and flourish,” says Mitch Birken, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. “Over the past year we have placed significant focus on recruiting and retaining highly skilled and talented staff who are committed to people-centred care and compassionately serving our communities.”
Serving a population of 500,000, with the highest concentration of seniors in Toronto, NYGH is innovating and growing to meet diverse community needs. As part of the largest expansion in the hospital’s 55-year history, a new Long-Term Care Development and New Patient Care Tower will be built in the coming years, delivering state-of-the art health services for generations to come.
Our people and services:
- 4,210 employees
- 896 active physicians
- 35 patient experience partners
- 411 volunteers
- 1,559 learners
- 9,881 donors
- 118,335 emergency visits
- 4,334 live births
Read more about why NYGH has been awarded the Greater Toronto’s Top Employer 2025 in The Globe and Mail. The full list of 2025 winners can be found on the Greater Toronto’s Top Employers website.
NYGH is a top-ranked academic community hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto that provides high-quality acute, ambulatory, and long-term care to approximately half a million people across seven sites in Toronto. Through a relentless focus on improving the care experience, NYGH has among the lowest wait times in Ontario for treatment in the emergency department, cancer care, and key surgeries. For six consecutive years, NYGH has been named Canada’s number one community hospital by Newsweek Magazine.
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For more information contact: corporate.communications@nygh.on.ca.