Northwell named nation’s No. 4 employer for veterans

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 11, 2025--

Northwell Health has been named a 2026 Military Friendly® Employer, ranking fourth nationally by creating sustainable and meaningful benefits for the military community. This marks the seventh time Northwell, the largest nonprofit health care provider in the Northeast with 104,000 employees, has earned Military Friendly recognition from among the more than 2,000 organizations who participated.

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In addition, Northwell was selected as a Top Ten Military Spouse Friendly Employer, securing the No. 10 ranking and highlighting the health system’s wholistic, family-focused approach. Northwell scored high on its survey and 99-question application, which evaluated the organization based on culture and commitment, recruiting and sourcing, hiring and onboarding, support and retention, opportunity and advancement as well as policies and compliance.

“Service is ingrained into the Northwell Health ethos, so hiring and fostering the career growth of military veterans and reservists – people who have a proven track record of proud service to America – reinforces that culture,” said John D’Angelo, MD, president and CEO of Northwell Health, who served in the United States Army Reserve from 2001 to 2011, including active duty in 2003 as part of Operation Golden Eagle. “My military service gave me an even deeper appreciation for the qualities veterans bring to Northwell: an ability to perform under pressure, lead in challenging circumstances and uphold the values of courage, integrity and dedication to duty that are critical to both military and health care excellence.”

About 5 percent of new hires organization-wide are veterans. Northwell’s Military Liaison Services team helps veterans transition to a rewarding life and career after service through specialized training, education and mentorship opportunities.

Northwell’s Life After Service team provides concierge hiring resources via personalized career planning sessions and job sourcing tailored specifically to the needs of the applicant. Its Education and Policy team offers critical education regarding issues impacting those who have served and their families while procuring professional scholastic opportunities. The Veteran Service Officer team navigates service-connected disabilities. The business employee resource group, Veterans and Allies: Liaisons of Reintegration (VALOR), gives veterans a workplace community. Northwell’s Pay Differential-Supplemental Pay Program pays employees who are on active-duty deployment.

In 2023, Northwell launched its “ Train and Earn EMT Program,” which provided 16 veterans/military service members with an opportunity to receive tuition, including books and uniforms, plus salary during training. Due to the success of the EMT program, Northwell developed nine additional veteran programs, from EMT to Personal Care Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Associate, Nursing Assistant and Epic Trainer

“We are honored that Northwell Health has once again been recognized among the nation’s Top 10 Military Friendly® Employers, a distinction we’ve held for the past seven years,” said Juan Serrano, vice president of Military Liaison Services at Northwell Health, himself a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. “This recognition reflects our long-standing commitment to those who’ve served our country. From creating meaningful career opportunities for veterans and military spouses to providing exceptional care for service members and their families, Northwell remains steadfast in honoring and empowering the military community every day.”

Beyond offering employment opportunities, Northwell engages with military service members, veterans and their families, creating impactful programs that offer a connection to high-quality care, career development and salary coverage upon deployment. All Northwell physicians are trained to care for the needs of veterans and their families.

To learn more about Northwell’s Military Liaison Services call (516) 821-5140. To find a full list of the 2026 Military FriendlyⓇ Employers go to www.militaryfriendly.com.

About Northwell Health

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, western Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees – including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners and Nuvance Health Medical Practices – who are working to change health care for the better. Northwell, named a TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025, is making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Northwell is training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visitNorthwell.eduand follow us @NorthwellHealth onFacebook,X,InstagramandLinkedIn.

Northwell Health has been named a Military Friendly® Employer for the seventh time, ranking fourth nationally in 2026. Credit Northwell Health.

BEIJING (AP) — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would be an initial cap of 49,000 vehicles on Chinese EV exports to Canada, growing to 70,000 over five years. China will reduce its tariff on canola seeds, a major Canadian export, from about 84% to about 15%, he told reporters.

“It has been a historic and productive two days,” Carney said, speaking outside against the backdrop of a traditional pavilion and a frozen pond at a Beijing park. “We have to understand the differences between Canada and other countries, and focus our efforts to work together where we’re aligned.”

Earlier Friday, he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to improve relations between their two nations after years of acrimony.

Xi told Carney in a meeting at the Great Hall of the People that he is willing to continue working to improve ties, noting that talks have been underway on restoring and restarting cooperation since the two held an initial meeting in October on the sidelines of a regional economic conference in South Korea.

“It can be said that our meeting last year opened a new chapter in turning China–Canada relations toward improvement,” China's top leader said.

Carney, the first Canadian prime minister to visit China in eight years, said better relations would help improve a global governance system that he described as “under great strain.”

He called for a new relationship “adapted to new global realities” and cooperation in agriculture, energy and finance.

Those new realities reflect in large part the so-called America-first approach of U.S. President Donald Trump. The tariffs he has imposed have hit both the Canadian and Chinese economies. Carney, who has met with several leading Chinese companies in Beijing, said ahead of his trip that his government is focused on building an economy less reliant on the U.S. at what he called “a time of global trade disruption.”

A Canadian business owner in China called Carney's visit game-changing, saying it re-establishes dialogue, respect and a framework between the two nations.

“These three things we didn’t have,” said Jacob Cooke, the CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies, which helps exporters navigate the Chinese market. “The parties were not talking for years.”

Canada had followed the U.S. in putting tariffs of 100% on EVs from China and 25% on steel and aluminum under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Carney’s predecessor.

China responded by imposing duties of 100% on Canadian canola oil and meal and 25% on pork and seafood. It added a 75.8% tariff on canola seeds last August. Collectively, the import taxes effectively closed the Chinese market to Canadian canola, an industry group has said. Overall, China's imports from Canada fell 10.4% last year to $41.7 billion, according to Chinese trade data.

China is hoping Trump’s pressure tactics on allies such as Canada will drive them to pursue a foreign policy that is less aligned with the United States. The U.S. president has suggested Canada could become America's 51st state.

Carney departs China on Saturday and visits Qatar on Sunday before attending the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland next week. He will meet business leaders and investors in Qatar to promote trade and investment, his office said.

Associated Press business writer Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong contributed to this report.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaks to the media at Ritan Park in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, leaves after speaking to the media at Ritan Park in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre, reacts during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (not in the picture), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaks to the media at Ritan Park in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, arrives to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)