Family Friendly Workplaces has announced that Emplify Health has earned a gold-level certification as a Family Friendly Workplace, recognizing the organization’s strong commitment to employee well-being and life balance. Emplify Health, a not-for-profit healthcare network with 16,000 employees across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Upper Michigan, and Iowa, underwent a comprehensive evaluation of its workplace policies, including flexible work options, parental leave, healthcare benefits, and family-centered support programs.
“At Emplify Health, we recognize that supporting a healthy life balance is critical to our employees’ well-being and long-term success,” said Scott Rathgaber, MD, CEO of Emplify Health. “This certification reinforces our commitment to fostering a workplace where our team can thrive both professionally and personally. When our employees feel supported, our entire community is stronger.”
As a certified employer, Emplify Health is now entitled to use the Family Friendly Workplaces logo in its talent attraction and retention efforts and gains access to additional program benefits. The certification also requires an annual conduit contribution to a nonprofit organization that supports families; Emplify Health selected The Parenting Place in La Crosse and Encompass Early Education and Care in Green Bay.
To honor this achievement, Family Friendly Workplaces hosted simultaneous news conferences in La Crosse and Green Bay. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers attended the La Crosse event and delivered remarks recognizing Emplify Health’s leadership. A news conference, including Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, was held in Green Bay to celebrate the certification.
“Emplify Health is the largest employer to be certified as a Family Friendly Workplace, and we are thrilled that they are leading the way for employers across Wisconsin,” said Neil Kline, Executive Director of Family Friendly Workplaces. “With Emplify Health in the family, 71 employers across Wisconsin have been certified, covering over 24,000 employees and their families.”
The certification comes at a critical time for Wisconsin, which faces a long-term workforce shortage that threatens the state’s economic vibrancy. From now through 2050, Wisconsin’s workforce is expected to shrink before stagnating. “Emplify Health is the latest employer to join this effort to address our workforce shortage,” said Kline. “They were quick to recognize the importance of strategically engaging with this challenge, and of securing Wisconsin’s future economic vibrancy.”
For more information about Family Friendly Workplaces and its certification program, visit familyfriendlyworkplaces.org. Learn more about Emplify Health at emplifyhealth.org.
