HCA Virginia Health System introduced Daddy Boot Camp in 2008 to pair rookie dads with veterans for lessons on fatherhood.

Moms who dream of rising through the ranks at this Richmond, VA–based health-care network need only follow the example of its president, a former single mother and nurse’s aide who used HCA’s tuition assistance (now $5,000 per year) to obtain her RN and MBA degrees. Entry-level workers seeking clerical, clinical and support positions undergo skills training through HCA’s School at Work program, while aspiring nurses take on-site classes through a local nursing college. (Those interested in the chief nursing and operations jobs can enroll in executive-track programs.) Women held 74% of managerial and executive jobs last year, and their influence helped create guidelines banning mandatory overtime, interdepartmental “floating” and sudden schedule changes. Discounts are offered at one on-site and two near-site child-care centers.

President, Capital Division: Margaret Lewis

VP, HR: Jerry Venable

Women managers/execs: 74%

Women among top earners: 77%

Women on board of directors: 14%

Women corporate executive hires in 2008: 50%

Women participating in management or leadership training in the past year: 10%

Women participating in formalized executive succession planning last year: 80%

Women promoted last year who utilized a formal flexible work arrangement: 57%

Formal compensation policies reward managers who help women advance: No