Sanford Health earns Military Friendly® Employer designation
Contact:
Jon Berg
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / Jon.Berg@sanfordhealth.org
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the fifth year in a row, Sanford Health landed in the top 10 on the 2024 Military Friendly® Employer list and 2024 Military Spouse Friendly Employer list.
Sanford Health ranked No. 3 as a Top Military Friendly® employer, up from No. 5 in 2023 and No. 4 as a top Military Friendly® Spouse Employer, up from No. 6 in 2023. More than 1,500 organizations competed for the Military Friendly® designation.
“We want veterans to feel welcome and valued at Sanford Health,” said Capt. Paul Weckman, head of military and veteran affairs at Sanford Health. “That’s why we make it an effort to continue investing in our nation’s heroes to provide them with opportunities where they feel valued and supported and their families should have the same experience, which is why we’ve made the effort to help military spouses find careers in the Sanford family. We don’t support our service members for the recognition. We support them and their families because it’s the right thing to do and it’s the least we can do given the sacrifices they’ve made for us.”
Sanford offers several programs for military and veteran employees, including continuation of benefits and differential pay for service members during their deployment. This year, Sanford Health expanded their support to active-duty members and their spouses by partnering with the Department of Defense (DoD) Skillbridge Program and the Military Spouses Employment Program.
People who disclose they are veterans of the United States uniformed services when applying for a job at Sanford Health are automatically given a screening interview. Military and veteran employees have the option to continue their education and apply for a $5,000 scholarship or receive a $3,000 Veteran Educational Grant to help them do this.
For more information about veteran resources for patients and employees at Sanford Health, visit SanfordHealth.org keyword: Military.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves more than one million patients and 201,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 46 medical centers, 2,800 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 170 clinical investigators and research scientists, 186 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers and world clinics in nine countries around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
