Methodology

To create the list, Fortune partnered with the people analytics firm Great Place to Work to survey employees about their workplace experiences.

In the last year, Great Place to Work has surveyed companies employing 7.3 million people in the United States and received 1.3 million responses. Of these responses, 222,000 were from employees at companies eligible for the 2026 Best Workplaces in Health Care list.

To be eligible for the list, companies must be Great Place to Work Certified, have 10 or more employees in the United States, and be in the healthcare industry. Companies with 10 to 999 employees were classified as small and medium workplaces while companies with 1,000 or more employees were classified as large workplaces.

Great Place to Work evaluated the companies using its proprietary Trust Index Survey, which includes 60 statements ranked on a five-point scale and two open-ended questions. The survey measures key behaviors that promote trust in management, connection with colleagues, and loyalty to the company.

The list rankings are based on employee feedback, which was analyzed to determine how much the experience is shared by a company's full workforce. Great Place to Work measured the differences in survey responses across demographic groups and roles within each organization to assess both the quality and consistency of the employee experience.

Overall, "[c]ompanies with the broadest set of employees who report positive workplace experience receive the highest rankings on lists," Fortune writes.

The best small and medium healthcare workplaces

A total of 50 small and medium healthcare workplaces were part of the list, including one Advisory Board member.

*Denotes an Advisory Board member

1. Grow Therapy
2. Registry Partners
3. RAMS
4. Boulder Care
5. Ro
6. Community Medical Group
7. Claremedica
8. Impiricus
9. Friesen Group
10. Medrina
11. HealthView Home Health
12. American Retirement Homes
13. Urgo Medical North America
14. Alliance Health System
15. National Care Advisors
16. Ark Autism Behavior Therapy
17. PRO-spectus
18. SkinSpirit
19. Principle Choice Solutions
20. Champion Care
21. Dominion Diagnostics
22. BURD Home Health
23. International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice
24. InStride

36. SportsMed
37. The California Armenian Home
38. WellLink
39. Aveeva Hospice
40. Richmond County Hospice
41. CaduceusHealth
42. Indevets
43. TRA Medical Imaging*
44. Cubby Beds
45. ICON Dental Partners
46. TimelyCare
47. Health Network One
48. OnMed
49. AKASA
50. Octave

The best large healthcare workplaces

A total of 50 large healthcare workplaces were part of the list, including 16 Advisory Board members.

*Denotes an Advisory Board member

1. Scripps Health*
2. Texas Health Resources*
3. Hackensack Meridian Health*
4. CHG Healthcare Services*
5. Baptist Health South Florida*
6. Elevance Health
7. Atlantic Health System
8. Shields Health Solutions
9. Jackson Healthcare*
10. Wellstar Health System*
11. Centene
12. Paradigm Corp
13. Signature Performance
14. Aledade
15. Savista
16. Talkiatry
17. Maxim Healthcare
18. Orlando Health
19. Aya Healthcare*
20. Desert Oasis Healthcare
21. GuideWell Mutual Holding
22. Q-Centrix
23. Children's Health*
24. Eden Health
25. BayCare Health System
26. AdventHealth*
27. Humana
28. Banner Health
29. North American Client Services
30. Premise Health
31. White Plains Hospital Center*
32. Enhabit Home Health & Hospice
33. CareSource
34. Inland Empire Health Plan*
35. Ignite Medical Resorts
36. FinThrive
37. Hologic*
38. Cardinal Health
39. Professional Physical Therapy
40. Aeroflow Health
41. Northwell Health
42. Memorial Healthcare System*
43. FMOL Health
44. Methodist Health System
45. Ensemble Health Partners
46. CHRISTUS Health
47. Ochsner Health System*
48. Texas Children's Hospital
49. AltaMed Health Services Corporation
50. Parkview Health*