Eight New Jersey Health Systems Named Top Employers
Healthcare operators can analyze the factors driving talent retention at these top-ranked New Jersey systems.
Updated on Sept. 24, 2026 in Nursing Jobs
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Forbes recognized eight New Jersey-based healthcare organizations among the top 250 employers for healthcare professionals in the United States. The rankings were determined based on surveys from more than 30,000 employees working at large institutions.
Why it matters
Understanding which organizations excel at staff satisfaction helps operators benchmark their own wages, work conditions, and career advancement programs. These rankings reflect how well large systems compete for talent in a demanding sector.
Eight New Jersey health systems were named to the list of 250 top national healthcare employers. The rankings rely on data from a survey of 30,000 employees across companies with at least 1,000 workers.
The players
Cooper University Health Care
A major New Jersey health system that ranked 18th on the national employer list.
University Hospital Newark
A public teaching hospital and healthcare provider based in New Jersey that ranked 79th.
Capital Health
A regional healthcare system serving the New Jersey area that ranked 94th.
Valley Health System
A New Jersey-based healthcare provider that ranked 98th on the list.
BAYADA Home Health Care
A provider of clinical and support services at home that ranked 132nd.
The details
Statista compiled the rankings by evaluating employer performance across six key metrics, including pay, safety, schedule flexibility, and opportunities for professional growth. The scoring methodology combined these recent survey results with an analysis of employer data from the past three years. This approach captures both the current sentiment of frontline staff and the long-term track record of the organizations in retaining their workforce.
Timeline
Forbes released the national healthcare employer rankings on September 24, 2026.
Market Landscape
The Forbes Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals list serves as a key benchmark for tracking organizational culture within the medical industry. These rankings follow a consistent annual pattern of evaluating large systems on their ability to recruit and retain specialized staff.
Smaller operators should note that these rankings prioritize metrics like scheduling flexibility and career growth paths, which are often easier to implement in private practice. Managers should track the retention strategies of these top-ranked systems to improve their own hiring competitiveness.
The takeaway
Staff satisfaction in the healthcare sector is increasingly tied to long-term career advancement opportunities and safety. Operators should benchmark their internal review processes against the criteria used by Statista to identify areas for improvement in their own organizations.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by NJ.
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