Ten hospitals and health systems made Fortune magazine’s list of 100 best companies to work for in 2007. Methodist Hospital System in Houston, which ranked ninth out of 100 employers, was cited for giving employees $250 gift cards to spend on gas when oil prices rose. Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn. (21), has been visited by more than 580 hospitals to learn about its outstanding patient service. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (35) offers employees lifestyle benefits such as back-up care for children and elderly parents as well as pet insurance, while employees at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill. (37), get tuition reimbursement, enhanced loans for radiology and nursing school, concierge service, and $5,000 “forgivable” loans to buy a home. Columbus-based OhioHealth (52) offers concierge service to employees; Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, Fla. (54), shares all news, good and bad, with employees as part of its “no secrets” policy; and Mayo Clinic (62) provides comprehensive health insurance that includes a pregnancy advisor, 24-hour nurse hotline, and full coverage for retirees. At Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, Pa. (80), employees pay nothing for health insurance and receive bonuses for high patient-satisfaction scores and financial results; at the six-hospital company Baptist Health South Florida in Coral Cables (81), nearly 70 nurses earned more than $100,000, and turnover is 13% compared with a national average of 20%; and at Memorial Health in Savannah, Ga. (91), employees who receive high patient-satisfaction scores are given bonuses of up to $500.
