Standout benefits include concierge service, two child care centers where 510 children of employees are enrolled and an old-fashioned defined benefit pension funded 100% by WellStar, healthcare system created in 1993 by merger of five hospitals. One employee summed up the strategy: “Wellstar gets it that the only way to provide world-class healthcare is to be good to employees.”
Company Info
| CEO/Top Executive | Reynold Jennings |
| Rank last year | 39 |
| # of years on list | 2 |
| F500 Rank | - |
| Industry | Health Care |
| Year founded | 1,993 |
| Type of organization | Non-Profit |
| Revenue (2014 or most recent year) | $1.5 billion |
| Web address | http://www.wellstar.org |
| Total US employees | 13,612 |
| Full-Time jobs added in last year | 828 |
| Number of work sites | - |
Perks
| Offers compressed work weeks | yes |
| Offers fully-paid sabbaticals | no |
| Offers paid time off for volunteering | no |
| Onsite fitness center | yes |
| Discounted gym memberships | yes |
| Onsite medical care facility | yes |
| Offers college tuition reimbursement to employees | yes |
Diversity
| % Women | 81.81% |
| % Minorities | 40.21% |
| % African-American | 28.00% |
| % Asian | 3.13% |
| % Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander | 0.11% |
| % Caucasian or White | 52.22% |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 2.88% |
| % Native American/Alaska Native | 0.33% |
| % Two or more races | 0.68% |
| Same-Sex Benefits | no |
| Non-discrimination policy | yes |
Paid Time Off
| Holidays | 6 |
| Vacation | - |
| Sick days | Set |
| General PTO | 23 |
Compensation
| Most common job (hourly) | Registered Nurse |
| Avg. base pay (for hourly employee) | - |
| Avg. extra comp. (for hourly employee) | - |
| Most common job (salaried) | Physician |
| Avg. base pay (for salaried employee) | - |
| Avg. extra comp (for salaried employee) | - |
Hiring/Staffing
| FT voluntary turnover | 10.00% |
| # of job applicants | 157,100 |
| Avg. # of applicants per opening | 30 |
| # of jobs filled | 5,247 |
| Jobs filled internally | 2,514 |
| % of jobs filled by referral | 30.00% |
| # new graduates hired | 114 |
| # of job openings (as of Feb. 2015) | 781 |