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28 POPULATION HEALTH 28 CEO / STRATEGY 26 US hospitals on Forbes' list of best large employers By Alia Paavola T wenty-six hospitals and health systems were named to Forbes' annual list of "America's best large employers." For its list, Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to survey Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees. Survey participants were asked about their will- ingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family and were asked to nominate organizations other than their own. e final list ranks 500 large employers that received the most recom- mendations from the survey. Here are hospitals and health systems that made the list, along with their ranking: No. 1 — University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital No. 3 — Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.) No. 14 — Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus) No. 18 — Wake Forest Baptist Health (Winston-Salem, N.C.) No. 25 — MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) No. 19 — ChristianaCare (Newark, Del.) No. 30 — Boston Children's Hospital No. 34 — UK HealthCare (Lexington, Ky.) No. 38 — Cincinnati Children's No. 40 — e Children's Hospital of Philadelphia No. 57 — Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston) No. 67 — Johns Hopkins Medicine (Baltimore) No. 69 — University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore) No. 78 — Cleveland Clinic No. 90 — Penn Medicine (Philadelphia) No. 93 — e University of Kansas Health System (Kansas City) No. 109 — Children's Healthcare of Atlanta No. 126 — Community Health Network (Indianapolis) No. 142 — Duke University Health System (Durham, N.C.) No. 144 — HealthPartners (Bloomington, Minn.) No. 154 — Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) No. 156 — NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Ill.) No. 160 — Baptist Health (Louisville, Ky.) No. 169 — United Health Services (Binghamton, N.Y.) No. 180 — West Virginia University Health System (Morgantown) No. 184 — Saint Francis Health System (Tulsa, Okla.) n Florida health system CEO's contract extended to 2031 By Kelly Gooch T he governing board of Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System on Feb. 16 approved details of an eight-year contract extension for president and CEO David Verinder, according to yourobserver.com. Mr. Verinder was appointed president and CEO in 2014, after previously serving as COO and CFO. The Sarasota County Public Hospital Board voted 8-1 in December 2020 to extend his contract another eight years, and approved early termination and other updat- ed provisions of the contract on Feb. 16, according to the report. His contract, which had two years remaining, is now set to expire on Dec. 31, 2031. In December, the hospital board also voted to increase his base salary from $1.045 million in 2020 to $1.125 mil- lion this year, according to the report. The contract extension comes as Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, an 839-bed regional medical center with about 7,000 staff, embarks on growth initiatives such as building an eight-story oncology tower and advancing cancer care. n Walmart may roll back its push into healthcare By Ayla Ellison M ore than 150 million customers visit Walmart's stores, app and website each week, and the re- tail giant is looking to use its reach to expand into healthcare. However, the company may be slowing the ambitious push into the healthcare industry it laid out in 2018, according to Insider. Walmart has opened 20 standalone healthcare centers and plans to open at least 15 more this year, according to Insider. The health centers offer primary care, urgent care, labs, counseling and other services. The company's board approved a plan in 2018 to scale to 4,000 clinics by 2029. That plan is in flux, and Walmart may be rolling back its bold clinic strategy, according to Insider, which cited leaked documents and conversations with eight current and former employees. The retailer didn't comment to Insider on whether the health clinic rollout was slowing. Walmart said the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted it to reaffirm its commitment to healthcare, and the company point- ed to moves it's making in the industry, including the launch of pharmacy curbside delivery and COVID-19 testing sites. n