Avera Health has been awarded on the Forbes list of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025 for South Dakota. This prestigious award is presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The award list was announced on August 19, 2025, and can be viewed on Forbes website.
Forbes and Statista selected America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025 through an independent survey from a vast sample of over 160,000 U.S. employees working for companies employing at least 500 people within the U.S. Over 2 million employer evaluations were considered. The final score is based on two types of employee evaluations: personal (those given by employees themselves) and public (those given by friends and family members of employees, or members of the public who work in the same industry.)
“We are honored to receive this recognition and are deeply proud of the incredible team we have built at Avera,” said James F. Dover, FACHE, Avera President and CEO. “Our employees are dedicated to the mission of Avera. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves and contribute to the greater good. This creates an amazing workplace culture as well as a caring and compassionate setting for achieving excellence in the care we deliver.”
This recognition reinforces that Avera continues to lead the industry on a regional and statewide level in employee satisfaction, setting a new standard for workplace excellence.






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