We are pleased to announce our recognized businesses for 2023. Forty-three businesses received recognition this year and represent businesses of all sizes from all over Maryland. Businesses were eligible for three levels of recognition: Exemplar (the highest level), Pacesetter, and Standout.
Exemplar businesses have well-established workplace wellness practices promoting a culture of health across the organization. Exemplar businesses address wellness through all four strategies: policy, programming, benefits, and environmental support. Exemplar businesses thoroughly evaluate their workplace wellness initiatives and use evaluation results to inform future planning and implementation.
Exemplar
AstraZeneca- Gaithersburg
Atlantic General Hospital
Battelle National Biodefense Institute
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Carroll County Health Department
CBIZ, Inc.
Charles County Government
Choptank Electric Cooperative
DGD Healthcare Solutions
Hub Labels, Inc.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.
Medifast
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Montgomery County Public Schools
Pompeian, Inc.
The Arc of Washington County
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Wicomico County Public Schools
WSSC Water
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Pacesetter businesses have established worksite wellness practices. Pacesetter businesses address wellness using at least three strategies (policy, programming, benefits, and/or environmental support). Pacesetter businesses evaluate some workplace wellness initiatives and use evaluation results to inform future planning and implementation.
Pacesetter
Anne Arundel County Government
City of College Park
Educators Benefit Services
Frederick Health
Garrett College
Garrett County Public Schools
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
Legal & General America
Leidos Biomedical, Inc.
MedStar Ambulatory Services
MedStar Health Research Institute
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Perdue
Queen Anne’s County
Venable, LLP
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Standout businesses have emerging worksite wellness practices. Standout businesses address workplace wellness using at least two strategies (policy, programming, benefits and environmental support). Standout businesses collect some data to inform future planning and implementation.
Standout
City of Gaithersburg
GlaxoSmithKline Rockville Biopharm
MedStar Harbor Hospital
MedStar Health Home Care
Nymeo Federal Credit Union
For more information on how to join Healthiest Maryland Businesses or for information on the recognition process, please contact the HMB coordinator at: mdh.hmb@maryland.gov.