Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Type of company: Hospital/health system
Meet the organization: The academic medical center employs over 15,000 people and is comprised of six medical entities. UAB Hospital, a 1,157-bed care facility established in 1945 as the teaching hospital for the University of Alabama School of Medicine, is one of the four largest academic medical centers in the United States. UAB Medicine has earned the distinction of being one of Birmingham Business Journal‘s “Healthiest Employers.” In 2015, UAB Medicine’s Callahan Eye Hospital was recognized by Press Ganey with a Guardian of Excellence Award and a Pinnacle of Excellence Award.
Added benefits: UAB medicine offers its employees a variety of benefits in addition to its medical, dental and vision plans, including paid parental leave (up to four months for mothers and fathers), on-site exercise classes, flexible scheduling arrangements, generous PTO and an on-site farm stand for fresh produce from March to November.
