MADISON, Wis. Quartz, a regional health plan dedicated to fostering well-living for the members and communities it serves, has received the 2025 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for employee engagement. This award recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.
“Congratulations to this year’s Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winners for setting the standard for a thriving workplace. Your commitment to creating an environment where employees feel valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work is truly remarkable. By prioritizing both people and performance, you are shaping the future of work and proving that exceptional workplaces drive real results,” said Jon Clifton, Gallup’s chief executive officer.
Despite a rapidly evolving industry environment, Gallup found that Quartz continued to engage and develop its people in innovative ways, setting new benchmarks for workplace excellence.
“At Quartz, we believe that engaged employees are the foundation of our success,” said Tom Ward, Chief Human Resources Officer at Quartz. “This recognition is a testament to our ongoing commitment to fostering a workplace where our team members feel valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. We are proud to be a part of a community that prioritizes engagement and well-being as we continue to ignite the power to create a life well-lived for our employees and members.”
Gallup’s meta-analysis on team engagement and performance is the most comprehensive workplace study ever conducted, with data on more than 3.3 million employees in 347 organizations across 53 industries and 90 countries. Highly engaged organizations significantly outperform their peers on important business outcomes, including customer ratings, profitability, productivity, turnover, safety incidents, shrinkage, absenteeism, quality, wellbeing, and organizational citizenship.
For a complete list of GEWA winners, visit the 2025 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winners page. Learn more about the awards here.
About Quartz
Quartz Health Solutions, Inc. (Quartz) is jointly owned by Advocate Aurora Health, Gundersen Health System, UnityPoint Health, and UW Health. The company manages four provider-owned health insurance plans: Quartz Health Benefit Plans Corporation, Quartz Health Plan Corporation, Quartz Health Plan MN Corporation, and Quartz Health Insurance Corporation. As a third-party administrator, Quartz also services self-funded health plans. Through an extensive provider network, Quartz focuses on local, community-based health care and services for customers who live in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota. Quartz Health Solutions, Inc., Quartz Health Benefit Plans Corporation, Quartz Health Plan Corporation, Quartz Health Plan MN Corporation, and Quartz Health Insurance Corporation are separate legal entities. For more information, visit QuartzBenefits.com.
About Gallup
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