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DaVita HealthCare Partners Location: Denver Type of company: Healthcare provider Meet the organization: DaVita HealthCare Partners has won multiple recognitions as a “Top Workplace” in Denver, Philadelphia and the Bay Area. It has also received the Secretary of Defense Employer…

Casa Grande Regional Medical Center Location: Casa Grande, Ariz. Type of company: Hospital Meet the organization: Casa Grande Regional Medical Center includes 843 employees, 51 of whom have been with the hospital for more than 20 years. In 2013, it…

Wooster Ambulatory Surgery Center Location: Wooster, Ohio Type of company: Surgery center Meet the organization: Wooster Ambulatory Surgery Center, a multispecialty surgery center, opened its doors in 2008 and has since grown to take more than 3,000 cases annually. The…

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Location: Madison Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: This Magnet-designated 566-bed academic medical center has roughly 8,400 employees with an employee retention rate of 90 percent and a vacancy rate of 4…

University of Iowa Health Care Location: Iowa City, Iowa Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: University of Iowa Health Care is the region’s largest employer, with 12,000 workers. It has received Magnet re-designation three times, one of less…

University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences Location: Chicago Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: In 2013, University of Chicago Medicine expanded its benefits packages, opened two daycare centers for employee’s and faculty’s children and enhanced its food…

The Valley Hospital Location: Ridgewood, N.J. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: The 451-bed hospital had 640 employees celebrate five-year increment work anniversaries in 2013. Of those 640, 57 percent had been at The Valley Hospital for 10…

Olmsted Medical Center Location: Rochester, Minn. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: In 2013, Olmsted Medical Center employed more than 1,200 people. Over the past decade, the health system has had an employee turnover rate of less than…

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Location: Chicago Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Northwestern Memorial includes two hospitals and more than 20 satellite clinics staffed by nearly 8,000 employees. It received the 2013 Work-Life Seal of Distinction from the Alliance…

A new study by researchers at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania found that when it comes to attracting top talent, an organization's reputation is more important than salary, flexible hours, and other benefits — at least within…