Craig Hospital Named to 2023 Forbes America’s Best Small Employers List

Craig Hospital Ranked #9 by Forbes Among America’s Best Small Employers

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – August 15, 2023 – Craig Hospital, a renowned neurorehabilitation and research hospital for individuals with spinal cord and brain injury, has been ranked among the best small employers in America by Forbes. In its inaugural year, the 2023 Forbes America’s Best Small Employers list ranked employers across the country using data from anonymous employee surveys, reputation platforms and social listening. Craig Hospital ranked ninth on the list of 300 U.S. small employers with the highest scores.

America’s Best Small Employers ranking, presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., was based on the analysis of more than 7 million data points with over 11,000 small companies. Placement on the final list was awarded based on a scoring model that considered the following aspects:

1. Employee Satisfaction/Public Opinion Data: This took the form of recommendations given by employees anonymously through online surveys. These were either direct recommendations (0 to 10 scores from employees of the company) or indirect recommendations (positive/negative evaluations of companies, reflecting public opinion). Additionally, employee retention (average length of employment) was considered.
2. Social listening data: The sentiment reflected in various sources across thousands of social media posts related to the company’s relationship with its employees is identified through an algorithm and deemed either positive, negative or neutral based on textual analysis.

“We are so honored to receive this recognition from Forbes celebrating the incredible work our teams have done to engage and support our staff,” Jandel Allen-Davis, MD, Craig Hospital president and CEO, says. “We know that our people-first culture of compassion and connection has led to the authentic relationships and teamwork that we are so proud of. Congratulations to our amazing staff for the wholehearted care they provide to our patients, families and each other.”

Craig Hospital is located in Englewood, Colo., and each year provides specialized neurorehabilitation and research for nearly 2,000 people who have sustained a spinal cord injury and/or brain injury. Craig’s experts and medical staff provide its patients with breakthrough rehabilitation practices, and each employee at Craig plays a crucial role in this effort, ensuring our patients can resume their lives as independently as possible. In addition to providing Craig’s incredible team with top medical benefits, balanced schedules and competitive salaries, our employees also receive hands-on training and career mentoring from our team of rehabilitation specialists. Over the years, Craig has been recognized as a top place to work by the Denver Post, Top Workplaces USA and Becker’s Healthcare, and has received recognition for its nursing staff’s excellence by NDNQI and ANCC Magnet.

ABOUT CRAIG HOSPITAL

Craig Hospital is a world-renowned neurorehabilitation hospital and research center specialized in the care of people who have sustained a spinal cord and/or a brain injury. Located in Englewood, Colo., Craig Hospital is a 93-bed, private, not-for-profit care facility providing a comprehensive system of inpatient and outpatient medical care, rehabilitation, neurosurgical rehabilitative care, and long-term follow-up services. Half of Craig’s patients come from outside of Colorado.

Craig has been ranked as a Best Hospital for Rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report for 34 consecutive years. Craig received the NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality® in 2009, 2012 through 2015, 2020 and 2022 for the highest quality outcomes in nursing care in a rehabilitation facility and was named a Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award® for Patient Experience in Inpatient Rehabilitation in 2022. Craig also received its 4th recognition for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® in 2020, ensuring Magnet designation until the year 2025. Craig was voted by employees as a “Top Workplace” by The Denver Post in 2012 through 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022, was ranked in the top 150 places to work in healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare in 2014, and named a Top Workplace USA by Energage in 2021 and 2023. For more information, visit craighospital.org.