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Joy in Medicine®: Recognized organizations

Find the recognition years, levels and locations for all currently recognized organizations in the Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program.

Updated Oct 7, 2026 | 5 Min Read
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Joy in Medicine® Health System Recognition Program
  • Overview
  • Program criteria
  • Recognized organizations
  • Impact
  • What it means for physicians
Contents
  1. Currently recognized organizations
  2. Previously recognized organizations
  3. Contact

Currently recognized organizations

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. There are three levels of recognition in the Joy in Medicine program: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Recognition levels are valid for two years. 

This list is up to date as of October 2026.

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 2026 recognized organizations map
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2026-2027 recognized organizations

AMA Health System Members 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

Boston Medical Center

ChenMed

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Cooper University Health Care

El Rio Health

Froedtert ThedaCare and Medical College of Wisconsin

HonorHealth

Nebraska Medicine

Northwell Health

Novant Health

Oak Street Health

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

St. Luke's Health System

Sutter Health

Sutter Independent Physicians

Texas Children's Pediatrics

UC San Diego Health

UK College of Medicine and UK HealthCare

University of Rochester Medicine

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

VA Boston Healthcare System

Silver

Catholic Health

Denver Health Medical Center

Endeavor Health Medical Group

HealthPartners

Henry Ford Health

Johns Hopkins Medicine

MultiCare Health System

Nemours Children's Health

NYC Health + Hospitals

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital and Trinity IHA

Bronze

AdventHealth

Adventist HealthCare, Inc.

Allina Health

Amazon One Medical

Atlantic Health

Benefis Health System

Bryan Medical Center

Cahaba Medical Care

Capital Health

Children's Wisconsin

The Christ Hospital Health Network

Colorado Permanente Medical Group

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12 Great Lakes Health Care System

ECU Health

Essentia Health

Family Health Centers of San Diego

FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Gillette Children's

Intermountain Health

Iowa City Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System

Legacy Community Health

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

MemorialCare Medical Foundation

Methodist Health System

MyMichigan Health

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Owensboro Health

Pediatric Associates Family of Companies

Pediatric Physicians' Organization at Children's (PPOC)

Providence Mission Heritage Medical Group

Rady Children's Health Orange County

RWJBH - Community Medical Center

RWJBH Monmouth Medical Center

Samaritan Health Services

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group

Sky Lakes

South Georgia Medical Center

Southcoast Health

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Stamford Health

Sturdy Health

Sutter East Bay Medical Group

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento

Talkiatry

Texas Oncology

TMCOne | TMCHealth

Trusted Doctors, LLC

Tulane University School of Medicine

U.C. Davis Health

UMC Health

University of California, Irvine

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow

University of Texas Health San Antonio

UVA Health

VA Connecticut Healthcare System

VA Portland Health Care System

Valley Children's Healthcare

Vancouver Clinic

VCU Health - MCV Physicians

2025-2026 recognized organizations

AMA Health System Members 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

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

 

Recognition is a milestone. Physician well-being is a journey.

Discover both in the 2026 AMA Joy in Medicine® magazine.

2026 Joy in Medicine magazine

 

Previously recognized organizations

AMA Health System Members 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

Bayhealth

Baylor Scott & White Health

Bellin and Gundersen Health System

BJC Medical Group

Bozeman Health

Centra

Cleveland Clinic

Columbus Regional Health

CommonSpirit Mountain Region

Gould Medical Group

Hackensack Meridian Health

Hartford HealthCare

Hattiesburg Clinic

Heartland Health Centers

Kansas City Veterans Medical Center

Massachusetts General Physicians Organization

MedStar Health

Memorial Healthcare System

Mercy Medical Group

Moffitt Cancer Center

Naples Comprehensive Health

National Capital Region Military Health System

Nuvance Health

Orlando Health

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health

Providence Oregon

Rogers Behavioral Health

Roper St. Francis Healthcare

Southern California Permanente Medical Group

St. Vincent Medical Group

Temple University Health System

UMass Chan Medical School Baystate and Baystate Health

UMass Memorial Health

University of Mississippi Medical Center

The University of New Mexico School of Medicine

US Acute Care Solutions

VA Illiana Health Care System

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 AMA Health System Member Program flyer 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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