Location: Detroit
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: Founded in 1915 by automobile giant Henry Ford, the Henry Ford Health System is the fifth-largest employer in metropolitan Detroit and employs more than 23,000 people. HFHS places emphasis on workplace diversity, offering employee resource groups to promote and encourage professional growth and diversity inclusion. In 2013, DiversityInc named HFHS as the second best hospital system for diversity, and the Human Rights Campaign named the health system a "2013 Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality."
Added benefits: Due to its ties to the motor industry, employees and their families receive discounts on Ford Motor Company, Chrysler and General Motors cars. The health system also provides medical, dental and vision benefits for same-sex domestic partners.
