Cottage Health has cultivated a mission-driven workplace since 1891, guided by values of excellence, integrity and compassion and supported by a long-standing systemwide shared governance model. Through its shared governance coordinating council, employees actively shape organizational decisions, resolving more than 230 staff-submitted improvement ideas in 2025 alone. The system provides its 4,585 employees with a comprehensive total rewards program that includes fertility and family-building benefits, wellness incentives totaling more than $1.1 million in 2025, expanded mental health services, and fully covered diabetes and weight management programs. The system has also made significant workforce investments in affordable housing, offering 204 below-market workforce homes and expanding onsite childcare capacity to double enrollment by 2027. Employee engagement remains strong, with a 2025 Great Place to Work score of 90 for pride in the organization and overall turnover of 10%, below the regional hospital benchmark. Cottage Health is a seven-time Great Place to Work-certified organization and a Seramount “Top 100 Company for Working Parents” in both 2024 and 2025.
