Top Employers In Philadelphia
Top Employers In Philadelphia
People in the Philadelphia Real Estate community often hear that our local economy has helped insulate us from the housing crash experienced by most large metropolitan US cities. It is widely held that the top employers in Philadelphia are “meds and eds”. The Philadelphia Business journal recently released their report naming the Top Employers In Philadelphia for 2011 and the results verify what we all thought was true. Here are the results:
Top Employers In Philadelphia 2011
1. University of Pennsylvania and Health System, 31,650.
2. Jefferson Health System Inc. 19,144.
3. Acme Markets 14,000.
4. Merck & Co. Inc. 13,000.
5. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 10,190.
6. Main Line Health 10,154.
7. Lockheed Martin Corp. 10,000.
8. Vanguard Group 9,214.
9. Drexel University 8,996.
10. Aramark 8,406.
Here’s a little bit about the top ranking University of Pennsylvania and Health System:
The University of Pennsylvania and Health System, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, medicine, research, and innovation.
On the academic side, the University of Pennsylvania is committed to excellence in scholarship, research, and service. It is an Ivy League institution with 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.
On the medical side, the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) includes three hospitals, a faculty practice plan, a primary-care provider network, two multispecialty satellite facilities, home care, hospice and a nursing home. The Health System is a major “safety net” provider for uninsured and underinsured patients in the Philadelphia region.
– Penn was the nation’s first university, founded in 1740 by Ben Franklin.
– Pennsylvania Hospital was the nation’s first hospital, founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond.
– In the past two decades, Penn’s faculty has included: 7 MacArthur Award recipients, 6 National Medal of Science recipients, 5 Nobel Prize recipients, and 5 Pulitzer Prize recipients.
– The University of Pennsylvania has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the nation’s leading purchaser of green power among institutions of higher learning.
– The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Level I Trauma Center includes Penn Star, a critical care flight program which operates a fleet of 6 helicopters. Penn Star has safely flown over 20,000 patients.
– The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Nursing Division was designated Magnet status, which is the highest institutional honor awarded for nursing excellence, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Congratulations to Upenn and all of the Top Employers In Philadelphia.
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