Seven hospitals and health systems were ranked among the world's most ethical companies 2020 by the Ethisphere Institute, a company that defines and measures corporate ethical standards.
The rankings, which will be officially released Feb. 28, honor 132 companies in 21 countries and 51 industries.
The list is based on the framework developed by the institute that quantitatively measures a company's performance, taking into account factors such as the company's ethics and compliance program, culture, governance and reputation.
The seven healthcare providers:
Baptist Health South Florida (Miami)
Cleveland Clinic
Covenant Health (Alberta, Canada)
Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.)
MetroHealth (Cleveland)
University Hospitals (Cleveland)
UPMC (Pittsburgh)