Becker's Hospital Review

24 The List Issue Intermountain Healthcare is a four-time winner of Gallup's Great Workplace Award. In 2015, it was one of 40 companies worldwide and the only orga- nization in Utah to earn the award. Forbes named Intermountain one of America's Best Employers among large U.S. companies in 2015, and the system received Microso's Health Innovation Award for developing and implementing an in- frastructure and technology platform that enables communication and collaboration among care- givers across different locations. Johns Hopkins Medicine (Baltimore). Johns Hopkins Medicine is a $7 billion integrated global health enterprise and one of the leading health- care systems in the U.S. Additionally, Johns Hop- kins University School of Medicine is No. 3 in the U.S. for research and No. 29 for primary care, ac- cording to U.S. News & World Report's 2014-2015 rankings. Johns Hopkins Hospital first opened its doors in 1889. Four years later, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was born, and with it came a new era for medical schools marked by rigid en- trance requirements for medical students, a dra- matically upgraded curriculum with an emphasis on the scientific method, the incorporations of bedside teaching and laboratory research as a part of instruction and the integration of the medical school with the hospital through joint appoint- ments. Today, Johns Hopkins Medicine operates six aca- demic and community hospitals, four suburban healthcare and surgery centers and 39 primary and specialty care outpatient sites. U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Johns Hopkins Hospital as No. 1 in America 22 times out of the survey's 25-year history, most recently in 2013. In its 2014-15 rankings, U.S. News & World Report named Johns Hopkins Hospital No. 1 in Maryland and No. 3 in the U.S. In 2014, HomeCare Elite named Johns Hopkins Home Care Group a top agency for home health agen- cies. Johns Hopkins Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., were each named a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality for meeting all of the core criteria for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patient-centered care in the Human Rights Campaign's Healthcare Equality Index. Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.). Begin- ning at the height of the Great Depression, Kaiser Permanente started with a single surgeon and a 12-bed hospital in the Mojave Desert. Kaiser Per- manente was born out of industrial healthcare programs for construction, shipyard and steel mill workers for the Kaiser industrial companies during the late 1930s and 1940s and was opened to the public in 1945. Since then, Kaiser Permanente has shown remark- able growth. Today, it is one of the nation's largest nonprofit health plans, serving approximately 9.6 million members. Kaiser Permanente has 38 hos- pitals, 618 medical offices, approximately 17,425 physicians across all specialties, roughly 48,285 nurses and 174,415 employees overall. Kaiser Permanente has been recognized for nu- merous achievements so far in 2015. DiversityInc named Kaiser No. 2 on its 15th annual Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, marking the seventh consecutive year Kaiser has appeared among the Top 10. Kaiser received HIMSS Analytics' Stage 7 Ambulatory Award for 350 of its clinics, and Forbes named Kaiser as one of America's Best Employers in 2015. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report named 19 Kaiser Permanente hos- pitals high-performing for various specialties in its 2014-15 rankings. Mayo Clinic System (Rochester, Minn.). e Mayo Clinic System operates hospitals in Arizona and Florida, in addition to its original campus in Rochester. e Rochester flagship hospital was named the No. 1 hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its 2014-15 rankings. Mayo Clinic has ranked at or near the top of the Honor Roll since U.S. News & World Report began its Best Hospital rankings. e system's prominence as a top academic medical institution in the U.S. developed gradu- ally from the medical practice of William Worrall Mayo, MD, a pioneer physician who settled in Rochester in 1863. In 1883 and 1888, his two sons joined his practice. As the demand for health- care increased, other physicians and science re- searchers joined them in the world's first private integrated group practice. At the time, the Mayo physicians were perceived as unconventional for taking a team-based approach to medicine, but their method proved successful. Today, Mayo Clinic's staff is comprised of 4,200 physicians and scientists, 2,400 residents, fel- lows and others and 52,900 allied health staff. In 2014, 1.3 million people from all 50 states and 143 countries sought care at a Mayo Clinic facility. For the fourth consecutive year in 2015, Mayo Clinic was named a DiversityInc Top 5 Hospital System based on analysis of its diversity and in- clusion practices and policies. MedStar Health (Columbia, Md.). MedStar Health, the largest healthcare provider in Mary- land and the Washington, D.C., region, was estab- lished in 1854 with the opening of MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. Today, MedStar operates 10 hospitals, the MedStar Health Research Institute and the MedStar Medical Group in addition to other services and programs. e MedStar Health team includes 1,700 em- ployed physicians, 6,000 affiliated physicians, 8,400 nurses and 1,070 residents and fellows. MedStar Health has one of the largest gradu- ate medical education programs in the country, training more than 1,000 medical residents an- nually, and is the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University. Committed to its mission to serve its patients, those who care for them and its communities, MedStar has established itself as a fixture in com- munity service and philanthropy. In 2014, MedStar received $38 million in philanthropic support. MemorialCare Health System (Fountain Val- ley, Calif.). MemorialCare has grown rapidly as a system recently — in just 10 years, MemorialCare has gone from five hospitals with revenues of just more than $1 billion to 200 locations including six hospitals with revenues of just over $2 billion and total assets of $3 billion. In addition to the system's hospitals, MemorialCare has two medical groups, a health plan and many outpatient health, imaging and surgery centers in Orange and Las Angeles counties. In 2014, for the fourth consecutive year, the sys- tem received the Gallup Great Workplace Award, recognizing the fact that the system has a highly engaged workforce. Also last year, MemorialCare was part of a joint ven- ture with California insurer Anthem Blue Cross and six other systems in the state to create a 15-hospital network called Vivity. e partnership is the first of its kind in the nation between an insurer and seven competing hospital systems. "is unprecedented partnership was created to provide employers and consumers with a unique healthcare offering," Barry Arbuckle, PhD, president and CEO of Memori- alCare Health System, said. "Anthem Blue Cross Vivity provides choice, convenience and afford- able access to exceptional physicians and hospitals throughout our region. MemorialCare is pleased to be part of this high value, innovative plan." Mercy (Chesterfield, Mo.). Mercy was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986 and is the fih largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. However, its history dates back to the 1800s when the Sisters of Mercy founder opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland. Today, the system includes 35 acute-care hospitals and 11 specialty hospitals (heart, children's, rehab and orthopedic facilities), not to mention its nearly 700 clinics and outpatient facilities. Mercy has lo- cations in four states: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. e system was placed on Forbes' list of America's 500 Best Employers this year, clocking in at No. 122 across all industries. e system has 40,000 employees. But Mercy's accolades don't stop at its record as an employer; it was named a 2014 Most Wired healthcare organization by the American Hospital Association, and it was named a top healthcare supply chain operation in the world, second overall to Cardinal Health. When a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Mo., in 2011, it destroyed St. Johns Hospital, a Mercy fa- cility. Nearly four years later, Mercy opened a new facility in Joplin. e hospital is now tornado-re- sistant, with a chapel, an emergency department with 34 rooms and a design that places the oper- ating rooms next to the emergency department. Methodist Health System (Dallas). Methodist is one of North Texas' oldest nonprofit health systems — its founders built Dallas Methodist Hospital in 1927. By the 1960s, the hospital grew from 100 beds to 420 beds. As of 2013, the system has grown to include more than 1,160 licensed beds. e sys- tem is affiliated by covenant with the North Texas

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