Nine hospitals have won 17 awards for their employee resources groups, enterprisewide diversity resource groups and diversity action, according to a Sept. 17 ranking by the Global ERG Network.
For its ranking, the group uses a data-driven model to ensure participation from stakeholders. Organizations that participate in the ranking annually are provided a benchmark for how they're faring against other organizations and how their progress measures over time.
Top eight employee resource groups award recipients at hospitals:
- Novant Health (Winston-Salem, N.C.) — Women's business resource group
Overall ranking: 1 - Novant Health — Persons with Abilities business resource group
Overall rank: 7 - Banner Health (Phoenix) — Women @ Banner
Overall rank: 10 - Novant Health — Black/African American business resource group
Overall rank: 13 - BJC HealthCare (St. Louis) — Diverse Nurses Connection Group
Overall rank: 18 - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) — Organization for Women employee resource groups
Overall rank: 20 - Northwell Health (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) — Bridges business and employee resource group
Overall rank: 22 - Novant Health — Veterans business resource group
Overall rank: 23
Top four enterprisewide employee resource groups at hospitals:
- Banner Health — Banner Health
Overall rank: 1 - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Overall rank: 2 - Mount Sinai Health System (New York City) — Mount Sinai Morningside Diversity Council
Overall rank: 6 - ChristianaCare (Newark, Del.) — ChristianaCare employee resource groups
Top five diversity action award recipients at hospitals:
- Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) — Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Diversity Council — Rapid Response to the Triple Crisis
Overall rank: 3 - Mount Sinai Beth Israel (New York City) — Mount Sinai Beth Israel Downtown Diversity Council — Mount Sinai Beth Israel LINC Mentorship Program
Overall rank: 4 - ChristianaCare — ChristianaCare — Leading with Love
Overall rank: 5 - Novant Health — Novant Health — Language Access During COVID-19
Overall rank: 8 - Banner Health — Banner Health — The Power of Belonging Series
Overall rank: 9