Nine health systems were among 135 companies identified for their "unwavering commitment to business integrity" by the Ethisphere Institute, a company that defines and measures corporate ethical standards.
Ethisphere evaluates companies' ethics and compliance programs, culture of ethics, corporate citizenship, governance, leadership and reputation, the last of which includes a review of public filings and media. There is a $3,000 fee to participate.
The nine healthcare providers for 2021:
- Baptist Health South Florida (Miami)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Covenant Health (Alberta, Canada)
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.)
- Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.)
- Northwell Health (New York City)
- MetroHealth (Cleveland)
- University Hospitals (Cleveland)
- UPMC (Pittsburgh)
The 135 companies ranked as the world's most ethical for 2021 span 47 industries. The awards date to 2007. Read more about Ethisphere's evaluation process here.
Editor's note: This article was updated to include Kaiser Permanente and UPMC, which Ethisphere lists in a different category from the other seven health systems.