Location: Dallas, Texas
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: Methodist is home to more than 7,000 employees, 1,115 volunteers and 700 students. In 2015, the Dallas Business Journal named Methodist as one of the "Best Places to Work in North Texas" for the 12th consecutive year and also named the system as the "Healthiest Employer in North Texas." Additionally, Methodist was recognized in 2015 as a Platinum Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for helping employees eat better and move more.
Added benefits: Methodist offers a wellness program, tuition reimbursement and discounts to local gyms and other products and services. The system recently developed a policy that allows employees to donate their paid time off to other employees who have an unexpected health condition or need additional hours due to a personal crisis. Methodist offers increased tuition reimbursement, made a more employee-friendly "bad weather day" policy, added an employee shuttle, developed an additional PTO buy back opportunity and is currently conducting a comprehensive compensation study by external consultants.
