June 23, 2010

Kaiser Permanente made the top third of Computerworld's list of Top 100 Best Places to Work in 2010.

Of the largest companies with employees of more than 10,000, Kaiser ranked 16th. Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco was the only other health company ranked higher than Kaiser.

This is the first time Kaiser has participated in the Computerworld Top 100 list. Employees were asked to fill out questionnaire╒s regarding benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention.

Kaiser ranked higher than Cedars-Sinai Health System, and WellPoint Inc. and lower than companies like General Mills Inc., Quicken Loans Inc., Kellogg Co., Campbell Soup Co., American Express Co. and Marriott International Inc.

This is the third award in the past three months Kaiser has won as a best place to work.

In March Diversity MBA Magazine ranked Kaiser number one on its 50 Out Front for Diversity Leadership: Best Places for Diverse Managers to Work.  That award took into account representation, retention, inclusion practices, recruitment strategies, succession strategies and accountability.

Then in April the San Francisco Business Times named Kaiser one of the best places to work in the Bay Area. Some of the criteria the Times used were diversity, shared commitment and vision, a constructive and supportive work environment and employees who have a voice.