Main Line Health is top-ranked Pa. health system, climbing sharply on Forbes’ list of best employers overall in America for diversity
Main Line Health comes in 160th among the nation’s top 500 employers
Bryn Mawr, PA — Main Line Health is the top-ranked Pennsylvania health system in Forbes magazine’s America’s Best Employers for Diversity for 2024 and ranks 160th out of 500 top U.S. employers across all industries. Main Line Health was 436th last year, its first in the rankings.
“We are proud that Forbes magazine recognizes the track record that we have built at Main Line Health,” said Rosangely Cruz-Rojas, DrPh, Vice President, Chief Diversity and Equity Officer (CDEO). “Having a diverse group of employees and working to ensure their voices are heard throughout the system is a top priority. There is always much more work to do, but we are committed to doing it and continuing to improve.”
To create the list, which was released today, Forbes partnered with Statista, a market research firm that surveyed more than 170,000 individuals working for organizations with at least 1,000 employees within the United States. Survey participants rated their organizations on criteria including age, gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQIA+ and general diversity in their current workplace. Participants anonymously rated both their employers and other companies in the industry with which they were familiar.
The promotion of Dr. Cruz-Rojas in August 2023 to the inaugural role of Vice President/CDEO represented Main Line Health’s latest step in highlighting the integral role of diversity and equity and the importance of eliminating disparities in the system’s work and culture.
Three years ago, Main Line Health created its DRE&I department, whose focus is building diversity, respect, equity and inclusion to improve the employee and patient experience. The system is now making robust use of data, creating a dashboard accessible to all hiring managers that shines a light on diversity representation in their departments.
Main Line Health has also taken other steps to improve its employee hiring pipeline, including bringing members to its talent acquisition team focused on areas of the organization where diversity goals have not been met. The Talent Acquisition and Talent Strategy teams are partnering more closely with local Historically Black Colleges and Universities to seek potential job candidates.
Main Line Health also has employee-led resource groups focused on improving the overall employee and patient experience — an initiative that began two years ago and continues to broaden. These groups bring together individuals with shared experiences, interests and goals to build a more inclusive workplace and drive the organization’s strategic priorities and business outcomes.
About Main Line Health
Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the greater Philadelphia region. The System comprises five hospitals, seven health centers, more than 160 outpatient and physician practice locations, over 14,500 employees and more than 2,200 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health includes four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine. The System also includes Mirmont Treatment Center, which provides treatment and support for substance use disorders; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice; Main Line HealthCare, its employed multispecialty physician network; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a leading biomedical research organization; and Main Line Health Centers offering primary and specialty care, lab, radiology and other outpatient services in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Devon, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square.
Main Line Health brings together physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, researchers and other healthcare professionals across a broad network of inpatient, outpatient, home-based and community-based services. Through this integrated approach, the System delivers high-quality, comprehensive care across the continuum — from primary care and preventive services to complex specialty, surgical, trauma, emergency, rehabilitative, behavioral health, home care and hospice services — with a focus on making care accessible in the communities where people live and work.
Main Line Health also collaborates with leading clinical partners to expand access to specialized care. Through its affiliation with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, pediatric care is provided at select Main Line Health locations, including neonatal intensive care units at its acute care hospitals and Bryn Mawr Hospital’s Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists also provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care.