Norton Healthcare frequently receives awards recognizing it as a leading employer and health care provider. These are just some of the awards and recognitions we have received.
In 2025, Norton Healthcare came in at No. 106 out of the 701 large companies that made the list. In 2024, Norton Healthcare ranked 124 out of 600 large companies, and in 2022, Norton Healthcare was ranked 128 out of 600.
Norton Healthcare has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2024 and 2025. Employers were identified in an independent survey from a vast sample of over 170,000 U.S.-based employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people within the U.S.
Norton Healthcare was listed as the No. 1 employer in Kentucky.
Norton Healthcare earned a 90 score on the Disability Equality Index, earning it the distinction as being among the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion.” The index is a joint initiative from the nonprofit group Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities.
Norton Healthcare’s five Louisville hospitals and Norton Cancer Institute were named LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, earning a top score of 100 on the Healthcare Equality Index. Our facilities first received this designation in 2018 and have received it in all subsequent years that the designation has been awarded. (The Human Rights Campaign did not announce health equality designations in 2021.)
Among the criteria are a culture that promotes diversity, engagement and professional growth in addition to offering “above and beyond” opportunities to build successful careers.
Norton Healthcare was named a Top Workplace by the Courier Journal as part of a survey conducted by Energage, an independent research company.
Norton Healthcare often has been named among large organizations (5,000-plus U.S. employees) on the Best Places to Work in IT list by IDG Insider Pro and Computerworld. The annual list is compiled based on benefits, career development, training and retention, as well as a survey of information technology workers.
Norton Healthcare was named No. 10 on the 2021 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by Healthiest Employers for its investment in the health and well-being of its employees. Norton Healthcare was named No. 1 on the 2021 Healthiest Workplace in Kentucky, in the extra-large employer category (more than 10,000 employees).
The award was given by the Worksite Wellness Council of Louisville, a Mayor’s Healthy Hometown partner.
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To help women identify companies that serve their needs — and for companies to evaluate their own treatment of women in their workforce — Forbes created its annual ranking of America’s Best Employers for Women. Four criteria are evaluated in the annual survey: direct recommendations and general work topics about atmosphere and working conditions; direct recommendations on topics relevant to women, such as family support, parental leave and pay equity; indirect recommendations rating employers in their industry; and diversity among top executives and boards.
Norton Healthcare’s four adult-service hospitals in Louisville were nationally recognized with an “A” for the fall 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. These hospitals also were recognized with an “A” for seven straight grading periods from 2019-2022.
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade twice a year to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as systems that hospitals have in place to prevent harm. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.