Is Fairview Health Services a good company to work for?

Fairview Health Services has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,841 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 58% of employees would recommend working at Fairview Health Services to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Fairview Health Services have been left by employees working as NST , Occupational Therapist and Nursing Station Technician .

Does Fairview Health Services pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fairview Health Services employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fairview Health Services. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fairview Health Services?

58% of Fairview Health Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fairview Health Services 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fairview Health Services?

Registered Nurse (165) , Registered Nurse, BSN (69) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (41) , Medical Assistant (22) , Psychiatric Associate (20) , Manager (18) , Nursing Station Technician (18) , Pharmacy Technician (18) , Occupational Therapist (16) , Social Worker (15) , Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) (13) , Inventory Specialist (13) , NST (13) , Physical Therapist (13) , Patient Service Representative (12)

What are the pros of working at Fairview Health Services according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and my hours were as well." ((in 159 reviews)); "Good pay and that’s pretty much the only pro" ((in 136 reviews)); "Worked with some excellent caring doctors and some great coworkers." ((in 114 reviews)); "Great people and other support teams to work with." ((in 83 reviews)); "Good work hours: Monday to Friday 7 to 4. Good work/ life balance." ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fairview Health Services according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and team work" ((in 146 reviews)); "The senior leadership and administration do not give the necessary time to the front line staff." ((in 37 reviews)); "If you work with a bad manager the work will not be something to look forward to" ((in 29 reviews)); "Can be hard to get time off in the summer as only so many people are allowed off at once" ((in 24 reviews)); "No training provided; no assistance on job elimination" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fairview Health Services layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fairview Health Services layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fairview Health Services in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Fairview Health Services locations?

Minneapolis , Saint Paul , Edina , Burnsville , Maplewood , Woodbury , Hibbing , Wyoming , Princeton , Maple Grove , Bloomington , Elk River , Eagan , Minneapolis , Eden Prairie , Minnetonka , Philadelphia , Minneapolis-Saint Paul , Ann Arbor , Duluth , Chisago City , Forest Lake , Minnesota City , Cleveland , Blaine , New Brighton , Joliet , Niles , Arlington , Sedalia

Fairview Health Services reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,753 total reviews)

James Hereford

46% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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Fairview Health Services has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,753 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fairview Health Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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2K reviews

1.0

Jul 22, 2015

Urging upper management to listen to employees

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Fantastic co-workers. Benefits weren't bad either.

Cons

Oh, where do I begin? The pay quite low for administrative jobs (claimed to be at 'market value'. Not sure which market they're referring to). There was never anyone to talk to regarding HR issues- we never had an HR associate for our office. Some of the upper management is very, for lack of a better work, unprofessional. A large company that cannot hold a CEO (especially one with fantastic ideas) for more than 9 months is frightening, especially since the last one was ousted. Claimed there was never money for raises, but new buildings were always going up, six figures were paid to a company to come up with the new logo for Minnesota Health. Fairview is all about the profit, and it is really quite obvious. No one is ever really sure what is going on with upper management or the boards (yes, Fairview University has two boards of highly paid business people) and are quite honestly, always worried about their jobs.

2.0

Jul 22, 2015

Think long and hard before working for Fairview

Certified medical assistant

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Pros

FT employment with Fairview offers fairly good healthcare benefits: The healthcare insurance offered by Fairview is, overall, relatively good and comprehensive. Cost wise however, one is locked in to an "in network" provider base. OON providers and services will be more costly. Additionally, Fairview does not offer top notch care in all specialties or services so one is faced with the decision of paying more for first rate care or settling for substandard.

Cons

Fairview promotes the concept that all employees matter and are an important part of the whole. Hence their saying (which is on all ID badges) "I am Fairview." This is all rubbish. Allied health support staff matters little and individual's opinions and ideas matter not at all. The Human Resources department is focused solely on supporting management and their decisions. Thus, the concept of their being any sort of advocacy for the employee from HR is nonexistent. There is a serious disconnect between Fairview administration and staff. Administration at Fairview knows little to nothing about what providers and support staff face and deal with on a regular basis and there appears no desire to learn. Providers and staff are not just overburdened with rules and regulations from administration, they are vitually crippled. FMG (Fairview Medical Group), the administrative entity which oversees all Fairview affiliated clinics, is perhaps the worst example of this ignorant micromanagement approach. Sadly, while all the healthcare staff is affected adversely by this dysfunctional approach to management, it is the patients who suffer and pay the real price!

2.0

Jul 13, 2015

Great stepping stone

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great people and benefits and educational opportunities.

Cons

Leadership does not engage employees yet states employee engagement numbers are increasing.

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