Location: Great Falls, Mont.
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: Benefis Health System is a nonprofit community health system and employs nearly 3,000 individuals. Benefis is the largest non-governmental employer in the Great Falls area and serves nearly 250,000 residents, which accounts for just under a quarter of the state's population. The system has gone 12 years without layoffs (distributing raises instead), and more than 200 employees have been with the system for 25 years or more.
Added benefits: The system offers a 403(b) pension plan with a defined employer contribution match of up to 7 percent based on years of service. Locally, employees receive discounts to area businesses, including phone services, mechanics, car rentals, external wellness centers and more. Benefis provides employees with complimentary dry cleaning drop off and pick up services through the hospital, and offers package mailing services.
