Location: West Orange, N.J.
Type of company: Health system
Meet the organization: Barnabas Health is the largest nonprofit integrated healthcare delivery system in New Jersey and one of the largest in the nation, with more than 2 million patient visits and delivery of more than 17,600 babies annually. The system includes six acute care hospitals, two children's hospitals, a freestanding behavioral health center, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state's largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, pharmacy services, a medical group, and three accountable care organizations. As the second-largest private employer in New Jersey, Barnabas Health includes 18,200 employees and 4,600 physicians. More than half of the system's employees have worked for the organization for 10 years or more, and the system relies on employee referrals as its No. 1 hiring resource. Barnabas Health is the only healthcare Founding Partner of the Special Olympics 2014 USA Games, which will take place in New Jersey June 14 to 21.
Added benefits: Barnabas Health's president and CEO frequently mails letters to employees' homes to recognize their efforts in the workplace. The system contributes 85 percent of employees' healthcare premiums, and employees have 27 days of PTO.
