Location: Appleton, Wis.
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: ThedaCare is the third-largest healthcare employer in Wisconsin, with roughly 6,100 employees at five hospitals and 22 physician locations. Dean Gruner, MD, president and CEO of ThedaCare, has adopted a "no layoffs" philosophy, boosting employees' peace of mind and the system's retention rate.
Added benefits: On top of health, dental, disability and life insurance, Thedacare has employee wellness programs to promote a healthy work-life balance. The system also has employer-sponsored childcare at its ThedaCare Child Learning Center, a facility on the Appleton (Wis.) Medical Center campus for children and grandchildren of ThedaCare employees.
