Swedish Medical Group
Location: Seattle
Type of company: Medical group
Meet the organization: Swedish Medical Group, which employs about 2,120 people, is the medical group division of Swedish Health Services under parent company Providence Health & Services. It has a physician-led governance structure and involves physicians and other clinicians in proactive decision-making. Within the Providence system, Swedish Medical Group leader engagement scores were among the highest, and the leadership team was invited to participate in a focus group to share perspectives on what drives positive engagement.
Added benefits: The group offers tuition reimbursement for job-related education and a new tuition program specifically for medical assistant training. Employees can attend ongoing classes dedicated to mindfulness and stress reduction. Every week, SMG publishes service stories, submitted by employees highlighting the ways their peers are living by the group’s values.
