September 5, 2025
Healthiest Employers® was started in 2009 as a way to celebrate companies that are putting their people first by investing in the health of their employees. In partnership with Springbuk, we are pleased to announce the 2025 Healthiest Employers of Washington.
Congratulations to this year’s winners! Write ups are conducted on the top winner in each category.
25 to 499 Employees
1st Permanente Dental Associates, P.C.
Portland, Oregon (Local Office: Vancouver)
117 Employees
Permanente Dental Associates, P.C. is a Northwest-based, dentist-owned multidisciplinary group practice that partners with Kaiser Permanente Health Plan of the Northwest to deliver integrated oral health care to over 290,000 Kaiser Permanente Dental members, 90% of whom are also medical members. By utilizing shared electronic health records between physicians and dentists, the practice creates opportunities to incorporate primary care within the dental setting.
In 2023, the organization launched an ongoing New Hire Wellness Challenge to help new employees establish strong foundations for their wellness journey, achieving a 73% participation rate since its inception. The challenge includes five key steps: registering in the patient portal, completing a health risk assessment, addressing any current or past due care gaps, enrolling in a recommended healthy lifestyle program, and transferring outside prescriptions to Kaiser Permanente’s internal mail-order pharmacy.
Participants who complete all steps receive a one-time incentive package that includes items such as a fitness tracker to support continued engagement in wellness.
A major focus of the program is active use of the patient portal, which provides secure access to medical records, test results, direct messaging with care providers, appointment scheduling, and health reminders. Currently, over 96% of the group is registered and actively using the portal, 10% above the industry average. This tool fosters patient-provider collaboration, builds trust, and supports better health outcomes.
The portal also offers convenient care options such as phone and video consultations, reducing barriers to access and promoting health equity for individuals with work or childcare commitments.
2nd The Partners Group – Portland, Oregon (Local Office: Renton) – 278 Employees
3rd McKean Smith – Portland, Oregon (Local Office: Vancouver) – 40 Employees
500 to 4,999 Employees
1st Cambia Health Solutions
Portland, Oregon (Local Office: Renton)
4,479 Employees
Cambia Health Solutions is dedicated to addressing the needs of modern health care consumers through six regional health plans, the Echo Health Ventures investment portfolio, and strategic philanthropy via the Cambia Health Foundation. All initiatives align with its core mission: to transform health care into a person-focused, economically sustainable system.
Cambia distinguishes its Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through exceptional engagement, with 42% of employees or their dependents utilizing the program in 2024, compared to a national average of less than 10%. This high participation is driven by the program’s extensive services, including 12 counseling sessions per issue per year for all household members, achieving a 99% resolution rate for those who sought counseling. The most used feature is LegalConnect, which offers unlimited access to legal experts and resources. Additional benefits include family care support, financial consultations, on-demand trainings, and a personal concierge service.
Employee feedback reflects strong appreciation for these offerings, with over 100 positive comments about the EAP in the January survey and a Net Promoter Score of 8.3 on whether Cambia values health and wellbeing.
2nd Ericsson Inc – Plano, Texas (Local Office: Bellevue) – 4,095 Employees
3rd West Monroe – Chicago, Illinois (Local Office: Seattle) – 1,683 Employees
4th Essex Property Trust – San Mateo, California (Local Office: Bellevue) – 1,710 Employees
5th MongoDB – New York, New York (Local Office: Seattle) – 2,763 Employees
6th Confluence Health – Wenatchee, Washington – 4,349 Employees
7th David Evans and Associates, Inc. – Portland, Oregon (Local Office: Bellevue) – 1,063 Employees
5,000+ Employees
1st U-Haul International
Phoenix, Arizona (Multiple Local Offices)
16,477 Employees
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers, and 46,000 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 876,000 rentable storage units and 75.1 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading “Best for Vets” employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
U-Haul offers a unique and transformative benefit through its partnership with Virta, a clinically proven program that helps reverse Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, and supports significant weight loss. This science-based nutritional therapy, combined with advanced telehealth, enables Team Members to lower A1c levels, reduce or eliminate insulin use, and achieve sustainable health improvements without the risks or side effects of medications or surgery.
The program emphasizes long-term lifestyle changes, leading to lasting outcomes. Team Members have shared powerful testimonials, including relief from chronic pain and prevention of limb loss. Over the past year, participation in Virta has increased by 22.7%, and chronic condition care gaps have improved by 13.7%. Through Virta, U-Haul is empowering its workforce to live healthier, more fulfilling lives while reducing dependence on medication and healthcare costs.
2nd CBIZ – Cleveland, Ohio (Local Office: Bellevue) – 10,396 Employees
3rd PeaceHealth – Vancouver, Washington – 11,377 Employees
4th Kaiser Permanente Northwest – Portland, Oregon (Local Office: Seattle) – 223,883 Employees
5th Burns & McDonnell – Kansas City, Missouri (Local Office: Vancouver) – 10,417 Employees
6th CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc – Fairfax, Virginia (Local Office: Bellevue) – 15,168 Employees
7th Terracon – Olathe, Kansas (Local Office: Mountlake Terrace) – 6,710 Employees
