Forbes names Sanford among America’s Best-In-State Employers

Ranking lists best employers by state, based on employee surveys

Forbes names Sanford among America’s Best-In-State Employers

Sanford Health has been named one of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2024 by Forbes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota. With more than 46,000 employees, Sanford Health is one of the largest employers in the upper Midwest.

“The incredible care and impact on communities our health system provides is only made possible by the remarkable Sanford family and their commitment to their patients and hometowns,” said Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health. “We are proud of the culture we have built at Sanford Health, and for us to be recognized as one of the best employers in the three states that comprise the majority of our footprint means that healthy work environment is shared and embraced throughout our system.”

Sanford Health was identified based on an independent survey of employees in the U.S. working for companies employing more than 500 people. More than 4.4 million employer evaluations across the U.S. were gathered during the review process.

The evaluation was made on a state-by-state basis based on two types of employee evaluations:

  • Personal evaluations: Employee willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family.
  • Public evaluations: Capture public perception and represent a mix of in-state (more highly weighted) evaluations and national (lower weighted) evaluations.

In 2023, Sanford USD Medical Center was named one of America’s Best-In-State Employers by Forbes. That same year Sanford Health was also named to Forbes’ list of Best Employers for Veterans.

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