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Top 150 places to work in health care in 2019

What makes a health care company a great place to work? This list provides some insights.

What makes a health care company a great place to work? The list of 150 employers below, assembled by Becker’s Healthcare, provides some insights. Many employers on this list prioritize work-life balance, diversity and professional development for employees.

Becker’s Healthcare assembled this list via editorial research—employers could not pay to be included on the list. Health care employers are listed in two categories: hospitals/health systems and companies. Below are the name, location and a fun fact for each employer provided by Becker’s Healthcare in the hospitals and health systems category and the name and location for each employer in the companies category. To learn more, see the annotated list at Becker’s Hospital Review.

Hospitals and health systems

Company: Advocate Aurora Health
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois, and Milwaukee
Fun fact: The Chicago Tribune and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel named Advocate Aurora among the Top Work Places in 2018.

Company: Atlantic Health System
Location: Morristown, New Jersey
Fun fact: The company has been on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 11 years running and was also recognized as a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Company: Atrium Health
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Fun fact: The company offers employees the option to participate in a diversity certificate program to expand their cultural competence and better understand stereotypes and unconscious bias.

Company: Banner Health
Location: Phoenix
Fun fact: The company provides full benefits to any employee who works more than 16 hours per week.

Company: Baptist Health Care
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Fun fact: The company has an onsite car wash and detailing service and a free fitness center. It also offers fitness classes and a summer camp for employees’ children.

Company: Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital
Location: Plano, Texas
Fun fact: The company’s benefits offerings include Roth IRA options on top of a 401K, no-deductible health plans and tuition reimbursement and scholarships.

Company: BayCare Health System
Location: Clearwater, Florida
Fun fact: BayCare was named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by Fortune in 2018 and 2019, and it was named a Top Work Place by Tampa Bay Times in 2018.

Company: Beaumont Health
Location: Southfield, Michigan
Fun fact: The company’s benefits offerings include pet insurance and identity theft insurance.

Company: Benefis Health System
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Fun fact: The company provides cultural sensitivity trainings to help employees provide compassionate care to its diverse patient population, which includes several Native American tribes and Hutterite colonies.

Company: Bon Secours Mercy Health
Location: Cincinnati
Fun fact: Bon Secours, which recently merged with Mercy Health, was recognized as a Great Workplace from the Gallup Organization six times in a row, was recognized by the Human Rights Campaign as a leader in LGBTQ Health Equality three times and was recognized by Working Mother magazine as a top company for multicultural women.

Company: Boston Medical Center
Location: Boston
Fun fact: The company’s time off policy begins at 33 days a year.

Company: Brigham Health
Location: Boston
Fun fact: Paid time off starts at 29 days per year.

Company: Campbell County Health
Location: Gillette, Wyoming
Fun fact: In 2015, the Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues awarded Campbell County Health the Wyoming Employer of Choice Award.

Company: Carilion Clinic
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Fun fact: Last year, The National Center for Healthcare Leadership named Carilion Clinic among the Top 10 Best Organizations for Leadership Development.

Company: Central Florida Health
Location: Leesburg, Florida
Fun fact: Employees have access to a 10,000-square-foot fitness facility.

Company: Children’s Health
Location: Dallas
Fun fact: WorldatWork has honored Children’s Health for its leadership practices three times. Last year, the National Center for Healthcare Leadership awarded the system its biennial Best Organizations for Leadership Development Award.

Company: Cleveland Clinic
Location: Ohio, Florida and Abu Dhabi
Fun fact: In 2017, Fortune named Cleveland Clinic No. 17 on its list of the Best Workplaces in Health Care.

Company: CommonSpirit Health
Location: Chicago
Fun fact: The company offers employees and family members access to a wellness program that features webinars and lifestyle coaching.

Company: Community Hospital Corporation
Location: Plano, Texas
Fun fact: In 2015 and 2016, The Dallas Morning News named CHC to its Top 100 Places to Work list.

Company: Covenant Health
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Fun fact: Last year, Forbes named Covenant Health one of the top 50 employers for women in the nation.

Company: Eskenazi Health
Location: Indianapolis
Fun fact: Last year, Forbes put Eskenazi on its list of America’s Best Mid-Size Employers.

Company: Geisinger
Location: Danville, Pennsylvania
Fun fact: Benefits include fertility treatment coverage, a $5,000 reimbursement for adoption expenses and a variety of childbirth education classes.

Company: Great Plains Health
Location: North Platte, Nebraska
Fun fact: The company provides housing assistance and incentives for employees who buy homes in the community.

Company: Gundersen Health System
Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Fun fact: The company devoted nearly $1 million to its tuition investment program last year.

Company: Hackensack Meridian Health
Location: Edison, New Jersey
Fun fact: The health system is a six-time recipient of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For designation.

Company: HonorHealth
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Fun fact: Employees can receive unlimited rides to and from work for $5 per pay period.

Company: Hospital for Special Surgery
Location: New York City
Fun fact: Hospital for Special Surgery is a two-time winner of the Gallup Great Workplace Award.

Company: Inspira Health
Location: Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Fun fact: The health system offers on-campus fitness centers and mindfulness meditation classes during and after work.

Company: Intermountain Healthcare
Location: Salt Lake City
Fun fact: In 2016, Intermountain was named to Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers and Computerworld’s 100 Best Places to Work in IT.

Company: Jefferson Health
Location: Philadelphia
Fun fact: Both full- and part-time employees are eligible for tuition assistance.

Company: Kaiser Permanente
Location: Oakland, California
Fun fact: Kaiser Permanente was ranked by Glassdoor as the No. 13 best health care company to work for in 2019.

Company: Kootenai Health
Location: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Fun fact: Kootenai Health was named a Gallup Great Workplace in 2017 and 2018, and the system has also twice received the Wellness Councils of America’s Gold National Well Workplace designation.

Company: Legacy Health
Location: Portland, Oregon
Fun fact: Employees can get discounts on fitness memberships, transportation and child care services.

Company: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Fun fact: Lehigh Valley Health Network was recognized as one of the top workplaces in Lehigh Valley in 2019 by the Morning Call newspaper.

Company: Loma Linda University Health
Location: Loma Linda, California
Fun fact: The system’s biannual Week of Renewal offers inspirational programs and celebrations to help employees rest and rejuvenate, while the Living Whole program supports employees who lead a healthy lifestyle.

Company: Massachusetts General Hospital
Location: Boston
Fun fact: The hospital campus has a pharmacy, a post office, banking terminals and a hair salon.

Company: Mayo Clinic
Location: Rochester, Minnesota
Fun fact: Last year, DiversityInc named Mayo among its top 11 hospitals and health systems for the seventh consecutive year.

Company: McAlester Regional Health Center
Location: McAlester, Oklahoma
Fun fact: Benefits include tuition assistance and access to legal assistance.

Company: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location: Houston
Fun fact: The hospital was named a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Best Place to Work in 2019.

Company: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Location: New York City
Fun fact: U.S. News & World Report has consistently named the hospital as one of the top options for cancer care for more than 25 years.

Company: MemorialCare
Location: Long Beach, California
Fun fact: The health system received the Gallup Great Workplace Award three years straight.

Company: Mercyhealth
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Fun fact: The health system allows employees the option to work a reduced workload post-retirement to retain benefits.

Company: Methodist Health System
Location: Dallas
Fun fact: Recognized as a top employer by Advisory Board and the American Heart Association.

Company: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Fun fact: In 2017, Fortune named Methodist Le Bonheur to its 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Company: Mount Sinai Health System
Location: New York City
Fun fact: The health system champions a diverse workforce with its Office for Diversity and Inclusion, which spearheads initiatives, including employee resource groups, site diversity councils and advocacy for women.

Company: MU Health Care
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Fun fact: Employee perks include student loan repayment, retention and referral awards as well as a tuition assistance program.

Company: MUSC Health
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Fun fact: MUSC Health was included on Forbes’ list of America’s 2018 Best Employers for Diversity.

Company: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Fun fact: Benefits include a 24-hour on-site fitness center.

Company: Nemours Children’s Health System
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Fun fact: Workforce Magazine recognized Nemours with its 2018 Optimas Award in the managing change category.

Company: New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
Fun fact: In 2018, Forbes honored the hospital among America’s Best Large Employers.

Company: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Location: New York City
Fun fact: The hospital ranked No. 5 on Glassdoor’s 13 Best Healthcare Companies to Work For in 2019.

Company: Nicklaus Children’s Health System
Location: Miami
Fun fact: The health system has on-site dry cleaning and car wash services.

Company: Northside Hospital
Location: Atlanta
Fun fact: Northside Hospital ranked No. 4 on Glassdoor’s 13 Best Healthcare Companies to Work For in 2019.

Company: Norton Healthcare
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Fun fact: In 2018, Forbes honored Norton Healthcare as No. 67 of 300 companies recognized nationwide as the Best Employers for Women.

Company: Northwell Health
Location: New Hyde Park, New York
Fun fact: Northwell offers a rewards program to outstanding employees and teams.

Company: Northwestern Medicine
Location: Chicago
Fun fact: In 2017, the Human Rights Campaign named Northwestern Medicine a leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.

Company: Novant Health
Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina
Fun fact: Novant Health has received multiple recognitions from the Charlotte Business Journal and Triad Business Journal for being a healthy place to work.

Company: OhioHealth
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Fun fact: For 13 straight years, the organization has made Fortune’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Company: Orlando Health
Location: Orlando, Florida
Fun fact: Orlando Health has earned recognition as a Fortune 2018 Best Workplace for Diversity and Advisory Board 2018 Workplace of the Year and Workplace Transformation honoree.

Company: OSF HealthCare
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Fun fact: In both 2018 and 2019, OSF HealthCare was named one of the nation’s best large employers by Forbes.

Company: Parkview Health
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fun fact: Parkview Health was recognized by Forbes on its 2018 list of America’s Best Large Employers and was an Advisory Board 2017 Workplace of the Year Award winner.

Company: PeaceHealth
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Fun fact: Healthiest Employers/Springbuk recently recognized PeaceHealth as one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America.

Company: Penn Medicine
Location: Philadelphia
Fun fact: In 2018, Forbes named Penn Medicine among America’s Best Large Employers and The Best Employers for Women.

Company: Piedmont Healthcare
Location: Atlanta
Fun fact: The health system offers up to eight free and confidential counseling sessions, backup child care, subsidized elderly care, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.

Company: Pinehurst Medical Clinic
Location: Pinehurst, North Carolina
Fun fact: Pinehurst Medical Clinic focuses on internal promotions, and over 70 percent of its supervisor positions over the past year were hires from within.

Company: Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Location: Phoenix
Fun fact: Phoenix Children’s Hospital was awarded a platinum ranking by the 2018 Maricopa County Healthy Arizona Worksites program and was recognized by the Phoenix Business Journal as a 2018 recipient of the Valley’s Healthiest Employers Award.

Company: ProMedica
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Fun fact: In 2014, ProMedica was recognized by the American Heart Association as a Platinum Level Fit-Friendly Worksite.

Company: Rush Health
Location: Chicago
Fun fact: Since 2010, Rush has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality.

Company: RWJBarnabas Health
Location: West Orange, New Jersey
Fun fact: RWJBarnabas was awarded the 2017 Healthcare Humanitarian Award by the American Conference on Diversity.

Company: Saint Luke’s Health System
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Fun fact: Since 2014, eight Saint Luke’s hospitals have been recognized as Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.

Company: Scripps
Location: San Diego
Fun fact: Scripps’ employee-focused training and educational programs have been recognized by Fortune magazine and The Advisory Board, among others.

Company: Seattle Children’s Hospital
Location: Alaska, Montana, Washington and Idaho
Fun fact: Seattle Children’s Hospital was recognized as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.

Company: Sentara Healthcare
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Fun fact: Sentara was recognized for workplace health achievement by the American Heart Association in 2017 and was named one of America’s best large employers by Forbes in 2018.

Company: Southwestern Vermont Health Care
Location: Bennington
Fun fact: The system has been recognized by Vermont Business Magazine as one of the best places to work in Vermont for the last five years.

Company: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Fun fact: Since opening in 1962, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has increased the overall survival rate for childhood cancer from 20 percent to more than 80 percent.

Company: St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital
Location: Newburgh, New York
Fun fact: In 2017, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital granted more than $189,000 in tuition reimbursements.

Company: Strong Memorial Hospital
Location: Rochester, New York
Fun fact: The health system supports employees looking to buy a home in Rochester through its university home ownership incentive program.

Company: SwedishAmerican
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Fun fact: SwedishAmerican provides on-site child care and on-site massages for its employees.

Company: Tampa General Hospital
Location: Tampa, Florida
Fun fact: In 2018, Tampa General Hospital was recognized as one of Forbes’ Best Places for Business and Careers.

Company: Tenet Healthcare
Location: Dallas, Texas
Fun fact: In 2019, the health system was recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies, and Tenet Healthcare’s Baptist Health System in San Antonio was named to Forbes magazine’s list of Best Employers for Diversity in 2018.

Company: Texas Health Resources
Location: Arlington, Texas
Fun fact: In 2019, Fortune magazine named the health system to its list of 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Company: TriHealth
Location: Cincinnati
Fun fact: In 2018, DiversityInc. recognized TriHealth as one of its top 11 hospitals and health systems.

Company: Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Fun fact: Benefits include tuition assistance.

Company: Tucson Medical Center
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Fun fact: Employees can participate in a wellness program to receive credits to offset their medical premiums, and have 24/7 access to an on-site gym as well as free nutrition counseling.

Company: UAB Medicine
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Fun fact: UAB employee assistance and employee wellness programs offer discounted campus recreation center memberships, tobacco cessation assistance, mental health and wellness screenings, and an on-site farm stand.

Company: UC Davis Health System
Location: Sacramento, California
Fun fact: In 2018, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation honored UC Davis Health System with the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation.

Company: UChicago Medicine
Location: Chicago
Fun fact: UChicago Medicine’s employee wellness program includes gym reimbursement, incentivized lifestyle challenges, walking programs and an incentive program to reduce employees’ medical insurance premiums.

Company: UCLA Health
Location: Los Angeles
Fun fact: The system was recognized among Forbes’ 2019 Best Employers for Diversity, ranking No. 25 out of 500 employers nationwide.

Company: UCSF Medical Center
Location: San Francisco
Fun fact: UCSF Medical Center provides child care facilities, schedule flexibility, recreational facilities and an employee recognition program.

Company: UNC Medical Center
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Fun fact: The hospital invests in promotions from within, offering personnel access to the Learning and Organizational Development department and the Center for Leadership Excellence, which provide programs for professional leadership development.

Company: UnityPoint Health
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Fun fact: UnityPoint Health’s Waterloo, Iowa, campus was designated an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Top Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

Company: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Fun fact: Forbes named the hospital one of the top 25 places in healthcare for women in 2018.

Company: University of Maryland Medical Center
Location: Baltimore
Fun fact: Beyond its hospital doors, UMMC provided more than $250 million in services that benefited the community in fiscal year 2018.

Company: University of Michigan Health System
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fun fact: Forbes named the health system one of America’s Best Employers in 2018.

Company: University of Utah Health Care
Location: Salt Lake City
Fun fact: Forbes honored the health system as one of America’s Best Employers for Women in 2018.

Company: UPMC Pinnacle
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Fun fact: The hospital staff have access to an on-site retail pharmacy for discounted prescriptions and discounted child care services.

Company: University of Rochester Medical Center
Location: Rochester, New York
Fun fact: University of Rochester Medical Center was the first in the nation to implant an investigational medical device to lower blood pressure and the first hospital to administer lung surfactant to premature infants.

Company: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Location: Dallas
Fun fact: UT Southwestern’s School of Health Professions was honored for its commitment to diversity with a 2017 Excellence Through Diversity Award from the Physician Assistant Education Association.

Company: Vail Health
Location: Vail, Colorado
Fun fact: Staff at Vail Health participate in annual diversity training and learn about other languages, cultures, races and religions, as the hospital serves a diverse population.

Company: Woman’s Hospital
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Fun fact: Woman’s Hospital was recognized on Interactive Health’s Healthiest Companies in America list and as a Working Well employer by the Louisiana Business Group.

Companies

Company: 3M
Location: Maplewood, Minnesota

Company: Abbott
Location: Chicago

Company: Allscripts
Location: Chicago

Company: AMN Healthcare Services
Location: San Diego

Company: AORN
Location: Denver

Company: Athenahealth
Location: Watertown, Massachusetts

Company: Avaap
Location: Edison, New Jersey

Company: Aya Healthcare
Location: San Diego

Company: B.E. Smith
Location: Lenexa, Kansas

Company: Boston Scientific
Location: Marlborough, Massachusetts

Company: BroadJump
Location: Dallas

Company: Cardinal Health
Location: Dublin, Ohio

Company: Cerner
Location: North Kansas City, Missouri

Company: Compass One Healthcare
Location: Atlanta

Company: EnableComp
Location: Franklin, Tennessee

Company: Ensemble Health Partners
Location: Huntersville, North Carolina

Company: Evolent Health
Location: Arlington, Virginia

Company: Humana
Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Company: GE Healthcare
Location: Chicago

Company: Impact Advisors
Location: Naperville, Illinois

Company: Imprivata
Location: Lexington, Massachusetts

Company: Innovaccer
Location: San Francisco

Company: Intuitive
Location: Sunnyvale, California

Company: Johnson & Johnson Medical Device
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Company: Lenovo
Location: Morrisville, North Carolina

Company: LiquidAgents Healthcare
Location: Plano, Texas

Company: McKesson
Location: Irving, Texas

Company: MedHQ
Location: Westchester, Illinois

Company: MediRevv
Location: Coralville, Iowa

Company: The Medicus Firm
Location: Dallas

Company: Medline
Location: Northfield, Illinois

Company: Medtronic
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Company: North American Partners in Anesthesia
Location: Melville, New York

Company: National Medical Billing Services
Location: St. Louis

Company: Nordic
Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Company: Nuance
Location: Burlington, Massachusetts

Company: PhyMed Healthcare Group
Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Company: Press Ganey
Location: South Bend, Indiana

Company: Regent Surgical Health
Location: Westchester, Illinois

Company: Strata Decision Technology
Location: Chicago

Company: Stryker
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Company: TeamHealth
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

Company: TouchPoint Support Services
Location: Atlanta

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Minnetonka, Minnesota

Company: VirtualHealth
Location: New York City

Company: Vizient
Location: Irving, Texas

Company: Vocera Communications
Location: San Jose, California

Company: Waystar
Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Company: WellSky
Location: Lenexa, Kansas

Company: WestCMR
Location: Clearwater, Florida

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