Location: New Haven, Conn.
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: Yale-New Haven Hospital, the 1,541-bed teaching hospital for Yale School of Medicine, dates back to 1826 and includes more than 11,000 employees and a medical staff of approximately 4,000 clinicians. The hospital is Magnet-designated for nursing excellence and has received recognition for workplace excellence from Working Mother magazine, AARP and the National Association of Female Executives.
Additional benefits: YNHH's Performance Incentive Plan rewards all eligible employees if specific hospital-wide goals — including financial, patient safety and satisfaction — are met each year, and department managers can nominate employees for Special Achievement Awards of up to 2 percent of salary when they reach specific goals or perform at exceptionally high levels. The hospital also offers an on-site fitness center, day care services and tuition loans for employees' dependents.
