Is Wellstar Health System a good company to work for?

Wellstar Health System has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 2,836 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Wellstar Health System to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Wellstar Health System have been left by employees working as Certified Surgical Technologist , Manager and Nurse Extern .

Does Wellstar Health System pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wellstar Health System employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wellstar Health System. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wellstar Health System?

63% of Wellstar Health System employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wellstar Health System 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wellstar Health System?

Registered Nurse (231) , Registered Nurse, BSN (77) , Front Office Specialist (53) , Care Partner (47) , Patient Access Representative (44) , Medical Assistant (42) , Patient Access Specialist (33) , Certified Medical Assistant (32) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (31) , Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (29) , Patient Care Technician (29) , Staff RN (28) , Nurse Extern (22) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (21) , Manager (19)

What are the pros of working at Wellstar Health System according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and allows you to get acquainted with expectations in other departments if you want to transfer" ((in 202 reviews)); "and great people" ((in 94 reviews)); "Great place to work coworkers are great." ((in 81 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 72 reviews)); "Great staff to work with" ((in 60 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Wellstar Health System according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was low and they lock you in to low wages even if you transfer." ((in 241 reviews)); "Wellstar has poor management and they are always short staffed." ((in 169 reviews)); "Poor leadership and very much a hit the ground running atmosphere" ((in 41 reviews)); "My direct manager is the last one in and the first one out." ((in 39 reviews)); "Upper management doesn't give a damn." ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wellstar Health System layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Wellstar Health System locations?

Marietta , Atlanta , Austell , Kennesaw , Douglasville , Lagrange , Roswell , Augusta , Hiram , Griffin , Cobb , Dallas , Alpharetta , Smyrna , Acworth , Woodstock , Powder Springs , East Point , Jackson , Spalding , New York , Dallas , Houston , Los Angeles , Canton , Decatur , Stone Mountain , Douglas , Sicklerville , Georgiana

Wellstar Health System reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(2,662 total reviews)

Ketul J. Patel

36% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Wellstar Health System has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,662 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wellstar Health System 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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3K reviews

2.0

Dec 10, 2013

They take care of the patients, but not the professionals who work there.

Pharmacist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had some great co-workers over the time I was there. At one time, it felt like a family.

Cons

Upper level management can be vindictive and tolerates bullying by midlevel management. HR is not your friend. Senior management response to minor and major problems is knee-jerk; the mantra is "just keep it out of the media." Resources are wasted by hiring consultants to tell them what their well-educated employees have already said. The "family friendly/ Working Mother culture is not carried through the workplace. I had a manager who told me, essentially, to get a nanny for my school age children because "that's what I did." Upper level management will stab you in the back if it makes them look good.

1.0

Nov 18, 2013

RUN! Ship is well on its way to sinking and good, knowledgeable employees are not valued!

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have nothing pro to say about WellStar so I am just filling in the 20 word minimum that's required.

Cons

Management has NO interest in improving processes. "This is the way we've always done things" is an hourly comment. When the money is tight, they take the easy way out and arbitrarily cut staff rather then identify and correct inefficiencies. I have worked in 4 different health systems and although WellStar was the biggest, it is by far the most dysfunctional. HR is a joke. IT is terrible. Middle management is so disrespectful, people show up 15 minutes late to meetings (or not at all) and the VPs/Sr Execs don't even blink at the blatant disengagement of their direct reports. Patient quality of care is atrocious. Employee satisfaction reports are an out and out lie (Sr Management reports 95% satisfaction in "official" reports yet the overall mean on the Gallup report is 3.9 out of 5??). I voluntarily left the company after 6 months because I was so appalled at how the business was run. Be very scared to work here and be VERY terrified to be a patient here. Falls and infection rates are publicly reported by Medicare, check them out.

4.0

Nov 14, 2013

MANAGER

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well known name in healthcare.

Cons

None to mention as the system has been through much change.

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