Location: St. Louis
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: The 1,315-bed Barnes-Jewish Hospital includes approximately 9,500 employees, making it the largest private employer in the St. Louis region. The teaching hospital is affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine, and it was the first adult hospital in Missouri to receive Magnet designation for nursing excellence.
Added benefits: Barnes-Jewish Hospital offers a 100-percent employer paid pension plan, domestic partner benefits, on-site child care and adult day care for employees who care for dependent adults. The hospital provides up to $4,500 in educational reimbursement for full-time employees and loans for healthcare coursework that are forgiven upon course completion and a one- to two-year work commitment. The hospital is also involved in a youth mentoring program, in which employees and adult mentors are matched with at-risk youths.
