Location: Durham, N.C.
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: Duke University Health System includes Duke University Medical Center, Durham Regional Hospital and Duke Raleigh Hospital, along with other sites of care. The system has roughly 16,300 employees, making it the largest employer in Durham County and the second-largest private employer in North Carolina.
Added benefits: The Special Duke Employee Tuition Rate Program is offered through Duke Continuing Studies, which lets employees take select undergraduate courses with an 80-percent discount off the regular course fee. Duke employees receive discounts for a range of items and services, including hotels, symphony tickets and home maintenance. The system also offers on-site childcare, a run/walk club, farmers market in the spring and summer and about 30 days of PTO for new employees.
