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America's Greatest Workplaces by State 2026

In 2026, evolving workplace models and AI-driven change are redefining employee expectations, making strong company culture more important than ever. This evaluation highlights organizations prioritizing well-being, leadership, fair compensation and work-life balance. Based on more than 575,000 interviews and 7.6 million reviews, the assessment identifies employers excelling in employee satisfaction across the country. State specific insights also provide job seekers with a localized guide to companies successfully adapting to the demands of the modern workforce.

Hospice of the Valley has been recognized in Newsweek’s America's Greatest Workplaces by State rankings as a top employer in Arizona in the Hospitals & Health Care industry.

Key Details:

  • Company: Hospice of the Valley

  • Location: Arizona (founded in 1977)

  • Industry: Hospitals & Health Care

  • Employee Size: 1,000–2,500 employees

  • Recognition: Newsweek’s workplace rankings for Arizona.

America’s Greatest Workplaces by State 2026

Hospice of the Valley earned a 5-star maximum rating in Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces by State 2025 and maintained its status as a top employer in the America’s Greatest Workplaces by State 2026 rankings.

How Newsweek Sets the Rankings

Newsweek partners with Plant-A Insights Group to build these rankings using a rigorous, multilayered evaluation process:

  • Extensive Employee Feedback: Selections are built on an assessment of publicly accessible data, over 400,000 employee interviews and 4.9 million comprehensive company reviews.

  • Key Performance Drivers: Employees rate companies on structural metrics including corporate culture, work-life balance, proactive leadership, fair compensation and overall working conditions.

  • Strict Integrity Screening: The methodology includes intense media monitoring to check for legal issues, labor violations, discrimination or toxic workplace complaints. Any company implicated in these practices over the prior two years is automatically disqualified.

Additional Workplace and Quality Distinctions

Beyond the Newsweek honors, the Phoenix-based nonprofit holds several major national and local distinctions:

  • National Quality Ranking: A study published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine ranked Hospice of the Valley third nationally among the 50 largest U.S. hospices for caregiver/employee experience and core quality indicators.

  • Local Longevity: The organization has ranked No. 1 on the Phoenix Business Journal’s Arizona Hospices list every single year since the state ranking began in 2006.

  • Healthiest Workplace: Hospice of the Valley has been named a “Healthiest Workplace” by the Phoenix Business Journal 19 times.

  • National Circle of Life Award: Awarded by the American Hospital Association for its innovation and commitment to compassionate, community-wide care.

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