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Joy in Medicine®: Recognized organizations

Updated Sep 3, 2025 | 4 Min Read
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Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program
  • Overview
  • Program criteria
  • What recognition means
  • Recognized organizations
  • Impact
Contents
  1. Recognizing health systems that care for the caregivers
  2. Currently recognized organizations
  3. Previously recognized organizations
  4. Contact

Recognizing health systems that care for the caregivers

Each year, the Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program recognizes organizations from across the country for their dedication to building well-being and reducing physician burnout in their organization. Learn more about what recognition means.

Currently recognized organizations

There are three levels of recognition in the Joy in Medicine program: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Recognition levels are valid for two years. Listed below are the recognition years, levels and locations for all currently recognized organizations. This list is up to date as of September 2025.

Currently recognized organizations by state

Review the currently recognized organizations per state (PDF). Organizations are listed by most recent recognition level and year.

Joy in Medicine recognized organizations map

 

2025-2026 recognized organizations

AMA Health System Member Program organizations that have earned recognition are listed in bold and linked with additional information and stories about their work supporting the well-being of physicians.

Gold

Advocate Health

Allegheny Health Network

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital

Children's Mercy Kansas City

ChristianaCare

Confluence Health/Wenatchee Valley Medical Group

Dayton Children's Hospital

Jefferson Health

Mayo Clinic

Michigan Medicine

Northwestern Medicine 

Ochsner Health

Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

The Permanente Medical Group

Sanford Health

Stanford Medicine

University of California San Francisco Health

The University of Chicago Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

WellSpan Health

Silver

Ascension 

Atrius Health

Children’s Primary Care Medical Group

Christus Health, Christus Trinity Clinic

Community Health Network

Cook Children's Physician Network

Dignity Health Arizona Market

Geisinger

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

Northwest Permanente P.C.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

The Queen's Health Systems

Rush University System for Health

The Southeast Permanente Medical Group

SUNY Upstate Medical University

University of Utah Health

UPMC

VA Boston Healthcare System

Washington Permanente Medical Group

Wellstar Health System

Bronze

Akron Children's

Albany Medical Center and Albany Medical College

Allied Physicians Group

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Ballad Health Medical Associates

Banner Health

Baptist Health Medical Group

BayCare Medical Group

Bon Secours – Richmond

Bristol Health

Broadlawns Medical Center

Carilion Clinic

Cayuga Health

CenterWell Senior Primary Care

Central Ohio Primary Care

Central Virginia VA Health Care System 

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children's Specialty Group

Connecticut Children's

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Corewell Health

CoxHealth

Duly Health and Care

Emory Healthcare

Eskenazi Medical Group

EvergreenHealth

Forefront Dermatology

The Guthrie Clinic

Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Holland Hospital

Houston Methodist

Huntington Health

Kootenai Health

Lahey Hospital Medical Center

MaineHealth

Mercy

Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

Minneapolis VA Health Care System

MultiCare Health System

Onvida Health

Parkland Health

Phoenix VA Health Care System 

Providence St. Joseph & St. Jude Heritage Medical Group

Reid Health

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital 

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS)

SCP Health

Sea Mar Community Health Centers

Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus

South Shore Health

Spectrum Healthcare Partners

Thundermist Health Center

UC San Diego Health

UCHealth

UNC Health

University Health

The University of Kansas Health System

University of Michigan Health-West

University of Missouri Health Care and University of Missouri School of Medicine

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Vermont Health Network

UW Medicine, University of Washington

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System 

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System

Virtua Health 

West Virginia University Hospitals


2024-2025 recognized organizations

AMA Health System Member Program organizations that have earned recognition are listed in bold and linked with additional information and stories about their work supporting the well-being of physicians.

Gold

El Rio Health

Silver

Bayhealth

Dayton Children's Hospital

Endeavor Health Edward Hospital & Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital

Jefferson Health

Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital and Children's Wisconsin

MyMichigan Health

Northwell Health

Oak Street Health

Samaritan Health Services

St. Luke's Health System

Sutter Independent Physicians

UMass Memorial Health

Bronze

Atlantic Health System

Bellin and Gundersen Health System

Bryan Medical Center

Catholic Health

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

The Christ Hospital Health Network

Columbus Regional Health

CommonSpirit Mountain Region

Community Health Network

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Denver Health

Gillette Children's

Hartford HealthCare

Hattiesburg Clinic

HealthPartners

Henry Ford Health

Intermountain Health

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Kansas City Veterans Medical Center

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Memorial Healthcare System

MemorialCare Medical Group

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

Moffitt Cancer Center

Naples Comprehensive Health

Nemours Children's Health

Northwest Permanente

Novant Health

Nuvance Health

NYC Health + Hospitals

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Owensboro Health

Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s (PPOC)

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health

Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Stamford Health

Sutter Health

Texas Children's Pediatrics

TMCOne

Trinity Health Hospital-Ann Arbor/Trinity Health IHA Medical Group

UCI Health

UK College of Medicine

UMass Chan Medical School Baystate and Baystate Health

The University of Chicago Medicine

University of Mississippi Medical Center

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

VA Illiana Health Care System

Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12

Is your health system on the list?

See if your organization is part of this prestigious group currently recognized for their dedication to physician well-being.

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Previously recognized organizations

AMA Health System Member Program organizations that have earned recognition are listed in bold and linked with additional information and stories about their work supporting the well-being of physicians.

Bassett Healthcare Network

Baylor Scott & White Health

BJC Medical Group

Boston Medical Center

Bozeman Health

Centra

ChenMed

Cleveland Clinic

Cooper University Health Care

Family Health Centers of San Diego

Gould Medical Group

Hackensack Meridian Health

Heartland Health Centers

HonorHealth

LCMC Health

Massachusetts General Physicians Organization

MedStar Health

Mercy Medical Group

National Capital Region Military Health System

Orlando Health

Providence Oregon

Rogers Behavioral Health

South Georgia Medical Center

Southern California Permanente Medical Group

St. Vincent Medical Group

Sturdy Health

Temple University Health System

Tulane University School of Medicine

The University of New Mexico School of Medicine

University of Rochester Medical Center

US Acute Care Solutions

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Wake Forest Baptist Health/Wake Forest School of Medicine


Contact

Please reach out to [email protected] for questions related to the Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program.

AMA Health System Member Program

Learn more about AMA resources to help advance your organization’s recognition.

Download the Well-being Toolkit to read how health systems have partnered with the AMA.

Received Joy in Medicine recognition? Contact us to learn how to amplify it with a national audience.

 
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