Mayo Clinic: One of FORTUNE Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For

In 2012, FORTUNE named Mayo Clinic to its 15th annual 100 Best Companies to Work For list. This is Mayo Clinic's ninth consecutive year on the list. The full list and related stories appear online at 100 Best Companies to Work For and in the Feb. 6, 2012, print edition of FORTUNE.

John H. Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, attributes this honor to all Mayo Clinic employees. "I'm proud of our employees, for they truly earn Mayo Clinic this national recognition and for that we thank them. Mayo Clinic is able to be successful in meeting the needs of our patients because the people who choose to work here are unequalled in their commitment and their integrity, as well as in their skills," says Dr. Noseworthy.

Shirley A. Weis, chief administrative officer of Mayo Clinic, adds, "Our employees are the strength of Mayo Clinic. We receive many awards each year for what we do, but the beauty of this award is it recognizes the value of the people who work here. As leaders, we set the vision for the organization, but it is our employees who achieve it."

To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. This year, 280 companies participated in the survey. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the results of the institute's Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to employees' attitudes about job satisfaction, camaraderie and management's credibility.

The other one-third of the scoring is based on the company's responses to the institute's culture audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefits, as well as a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, communication, training, recognition programs and diversity efforts. Any company that is at least 5 years old with more than 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible.

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