America’s Healthiest 100 Workplaces – 2 in Rhode Island – 4 in Massachusetts

Every year, Healthiest Employers® names the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America award, comprising regional applicants of various sizes, locations, and industries.

Each company included on their list participated in the Healthiest Employers application process. The categories, scoring, and benchmarking were formed with a national, non-biased group of representatives from the academic, medical, wellness, and business communities.

The Healthiest Employers assessment is scored ‘Rubric style’ on a 1-100 scale. The assessment comprises six categories of yes/no, multiple choice, and short answer questions, with each question totaling .25-3 points.

The six categories measured were as follows:

• Culture and Leadership Commitment
• Foundational Components
• Strategic Planning
• Communications and Marketing
• Programming and Interventions
• Reporting and Analytics

To qualify for the national award, applicants are also scored based on an additional section called “the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America,” which scores the applicant essays and asks additional questions related to chronic conditions and workplace health.

For more information on the scoring methodology for the program, click here.

Notable statistics from this year’s groups/participants include: 

• 100% utilize specific metrics or key performance indicators in the strategic planning of their health and wellness programming
• 97% provide tuition reimbursement opportunities to their employees 
• 96% are incorporating Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) into their programs
• 90% have a formal mentoring program in place to help employees advance in the workplace
• 81% of companies are on a hybrid schedule, while 19% are completely in-person (0 are fully remote)
• 78% offer paid maternity leave of some sort‍
• 23% have implemented company-wide no-meeting days/times each week

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Of the 100 workplaces – here are Rhode Island’s award winners:

Coming in at #47, CVS, with 313,000 employees (last year ranked #54)

Coming in at #78, AAA, with 3,097 employees (last year ranked #66)

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And – in Massachusetts:

At #55 – ZOLL Medical Corporation – Chelmsford, Massachusetts – 5,243 Employees (last year #76)

At #69 – Eversource Energy – Westwood, Massachusetts – 9,458 Employees (last year #88)

At #73 – Univ. of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Worcester, Massachusetts – 4,529 Employees (new this year)

At #91 – College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, Massachusetts – 1,102 Employees (new this year)

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Going off the list from 2022 to 2023 was:

Fresenius Medical Care was #24 last year, based in Waltham, Massachusetts – 70,000 Employees