Newsweek names CoxHealth one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces’

For immediate release 
June 4, 2025 

CoxHealth has been named one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces” and one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care” for 2025 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. 

 CoxHealth achieved a 4.5-star rating out of a possible five stars based on a large-scale employer study, including topics such as compensation and benefits, training and career progression, work-life balance and company culture. 

“Being named one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces’ by Newsweek is a tremendous honor and a direct reflection of the incredible people who make up CoxHealth,” says Andy Hedgpeth, vice president of human resources at CoxHealth. “Our employees are the foundation of our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve, and this recognition affirms the culture of support, respect and excellence we’ve worked hard to build together.” 

 CoxHealth offers several programs focused on supporting employees in the workplace, including employee recognition initiatives, workforce development programs, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement and assistance and apprenticeships for certain positions. 

 This is the third year in a row CoxHealth has received the overall “America’s Greatest Workplaces” recognition. 

 The “America’s Greatest Workplaces” 2025 study by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group recognizes the greatest workplaces in the United States in financial services, health care, manufacturing, professional services and technology. 

 The study involved an assessment of publicly accessible data, discussions and interviews with HR professionals and large-scale, confidential online surveys of employees at U.S. companies. It incorporated more than 400,000 employee interviews in the U.S. and collected more than 4.9 million comprehensive company reviews. 

 About CoxHealth 

CoxHealth is an award-winning regional health system with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five ERs and more than 14,000 employees throughout southwest Missouri. CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare for quality and patient safety. Cox Medical Centers, which includes CoxHealth’s Springfield hospitals, is designated as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program, and CoxHealth is also the only Springfield hospital named for seven years to U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals list. CoxHealth is recognized by CareChex®, the medical quality rating division of Comparion®, as among the Top 10 percent U.S. hospitals for patient safety in overall hospital, medical and surgical care. For more information, visit coxhealth.com. 

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