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28 Methodist was recognized in 2015 as a Platinum Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for helping employees eat better and move more. Added benefits: Methodist offers a wellness program, tuition reimbursement and discounts to local gyms and other products and services. e system recently developed a policy that allows employees to donate their paid time off to other employees who have an unexpected health condition or need additional hours off due to a personal crisis. Methodist offers tuition reimbursement, an employee-friendly "bad weather day" policy, an employee shuttle, PTO buy-back opportunities and is currently conducting a comprehensive compensation study by external consultants. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Location: Memphis, Tenn. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Methodist is an integrated, nonprofit healthcare system with locations and partners across the Midsouth. e system includes large academic medical centers, individual physician practices, surgery centers, diagnostic centers, home care and hospice. Methodist was recognized as one of the Commercial Appeal's "Top Workplaces" in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Added benefits: To foster a healthy environment and lifestyle among its employees, Methodist Le Bonheur offers its myHealthy Life Program, which includes mindfulness classes, on-site fitness classes, a diabetes management program and various weight loss programs. In addition, the system offers flexible scheduling options and tuition assistance. Miami Children's Health System Location: Miami Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Miami Children's Health System is home to Nicklaus Children's Hospital, the only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children in South Florida, and Florida's only freestanding pediatric trauma center. Each year, the hospital provides care for 11,550 inpatients and handles 511,000 emergency department and outpatient visits. In 2015, Miami Children's Health System, which employs 3,449 workers, was recognized by Fortune as one of the "50 Best Workplaces for Diversity." Nicklaus Children's Hospital was also listed in Computerworld's "100 Best Places to Work in IT" last year. Added benefits: Employees at Miami Children's Health System enjoy tuition reimbursement, an employee referral program with lucrative bonus opportunities and a weekly farmer's market at its main campus. e system also offers a fully accredited child care center and preschool at its main site, as well as a wellness center featuring exercise equipment, classes and a dietician. Additionally, dry cleaning service and car wash services are available. Missoula Bone & Joint & Surgery Center Location: Missoula, Mont. Type of company: Ambulatory surgery center Meet the organization: Aer starting as a two-physician office more than 50 years ago, Missoula Bone & Joint has grown to a 160-employee operation that includes 12 physicians and 20 additional clinical staff members. e organization works to enhance collaboration and appreciation among team members through its job shadowing program, in which employees spend time in different departments to understand the work of others. e average employed time of Missoula staff members is 5 years, with more than 30 employees having worked with the organization for 10 years. Added benefits: Committees within the organization host and arrange employee appreciation events throughout the year, such as contests and parties, in addition to a comprehensive benefits package that includes discounts for gyms, phones and home insurance. Most of Missoula's employees work only four days per week, and many open positions are posted and filled internally. e organization also offers continuing education funds to all staff members. Moffitt Cancer Center Location: Tampa, Fla. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: e H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center was dedicated in 1986 and received its National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation in 2001. e center has always been focused on research to drive cancer treatments, and it employs 800 staff scientists and students dedicated to innovations in cancer research in addition to its clinical staff. Moffitt handles more than 9,000 admissions annually and has been named to Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies" list for seven consecutive years. Added benefits: Beyond its comprehensive benefits package, Moffitt offers its staff marketplace discounts on entertainment and goods, as well as educational assistance for employees seeking skills development aer one year of employment. e facility offers on-site clinic visits free of charge, as well as financial compensation for participation in wellness programs. Moffitt also offers employees child and elder care, an additional four weeks of paid leave for new mothers, one week of paid leave for new fathers, beyond the 12 week period required by the Family and Medical Leave Act. Morrison Healthcare Location: Atlanta Type of company: Healthcare supplier Meet the organization: With 17, 000 employees and 1,200 chefs, Morrison Healthcare provides approximately 630 hospitals with 1 million meals every day. e company's chefs maintain their professional credentials by regularly attending seminars, conferences and training classes. Training magazine has named Morrison Healthcare one of its "Training Top 125" for six consecutive years, most recently in 2015, recognizing the company for its employee development program. Added benefits: For both hourly and salaried employees, Morrison's core programs include medical and dental benefits, a wellness program and a flexible paid time off policy. In certain locations, Morrison provides the benefit of telecommuting or a compressed work week for eligible associates. Mount Sinai Health System Location: New York City Type of Company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Mount Sinai Health System employs 36,000 people across its seven hospital campuses and other locations. e health system has a total of 3,535 beds, services about 489,500 emergency department visits per year and delivers 18,000 babies annually. Mount Sinai can boast of many firsts in the medical world, including performing the first hemodialysis in the United States and uncovering how a gene mutation causes Parkinson's disease. DiversityInc named Mount Sinai Health System to its "Top 5 Hospitals and Health Systems" list last year. Added benefits: e Mount Sinai Health System includes the systemwide Office for Diversity and Inclusion to guarantee the delivery of high-quality care to the diverse communities it serves. Mount Sinai is committed to helping its employees make the most of opportunities New York City has to offer with its recreation office, where employees can obtain discounted tickets to shows, concerts, movies and other events.