HENRICO, VA (January 27, 2026) – Virginia Community Healthcare Association (VCHA) is proud to announce it has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the third consecutive year. The certification reflects VCHA’s commitment to fostering a collaborative, flexible, and mission-driven workplace where employees feel valued and connected to the impact of their work. This year, 87% of employees said VCHA is a great place to work – 30 points higher than the national average.
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.
“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. “Because this recognition is based entirely on employee feedback, it’s clear that VCHA stands out as an exceptional workplace.”
“This recognition is especially meaningful because it comes directly from our team,” said Tracy Douglas, VCHA CEO. “Our people are our greatest strength, and I’m proud of the culture we’ve built – one that supports our staff while advancing community health across Virginia.”
At VCHA, day-to-day practices are shaped by a commitment to transparency, learning and flexibility. These values foster collaboration and creativity, enabling staff to effectively support Virginia’s community health centers and strengthen access to care across the Commonwealth.
According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.
About Virginia Community Healthcare Association
Virginia Community Healthcare Association (VCHA), established in 1980, is a non-profit membership organization that serves as the primary care association for Virginia’s community health centers and look-alike health centers. VCHA’s mission is to advocate on behalf of, educate and elevate our member health centers by enhancing their ability to provide affordable, accessible, quality healthcare to the communities they serve regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, visit www.vcha.org.
About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.
About Great Place To Work®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
