East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System
Location: Tyler, Texas
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, which includes 14 hospitals, has served its local communities for more than 60 years. Roughly half of the system's 5,000 jobs are maintained in East Texas' smaller cities, making it one of the top employers in those rural communities.
Added benefits: The organization offers the "Helping Hands Fund" program to help employees and their families facing personal and financial crises. Since 2001, the program has distributed more than $730,000 in funding to team members. The organization includes employee recognition programs for which both team members and guests can nominate an employee. The flagship facility of the system — ETMC Tyler — has an employee activities committee that organizes monthly events and outings, such as bingo nights and trips to Texas Rangers baseball games.
