Location: Huntsville, Ala.
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: Founded in 1895, Huntsville Hospital is a locally owned, nonprofit community hospital that has grown to include more than 900 licensed acute-care beds and more than 7,500 employees. The hospital serves individuals throughout northern Alabama and southern Tennessee. The hospital's emergency services facilities see more than 150,000 visitors every year its labor operations deliver nearly 6,000 babies annually. The Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce presented Huntsville Hospital with the Best Place to Work Award in 2011 and has nominated the facility for the award every year since.
Added benefits: In 1967, the hospital established the state's first corporate-sponsored daycare facility to provide greater flexibility for the healthcare staff. The daycare is more than 10,700 square feet today. Workers also have access to an on-campus employee pharmacy and a free employee health clinic, among other perks. Employees interested in opportunities for development and professional growth have access to certification courses from the hospital's on-campus Corporate University, free of charge.
