Computerworld Names Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to 2025 List of Best Places to Work in IT

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Monday, December 16th, 2024

 Foundry's Computerworld announces Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as a 2025 Best Places to Work in IT. This award recognizes the top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits and compensation. Organizations will be included in coverage on Computerworld.com along with results from the 2025 Best Places to Work in IT survey.

“We are incredibly proud to have sustained our top-25 ranking for the seventh time, particularly after having just opened Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital, one of the most technologically advanced healthcare facilities in the nation,” said Jeremy Meller, Chief Information Officer of Children’s. “Nearly 200,000 hours of IT-team effort went into the opening, which utilizes technology to provide care that is more connected and integrated than ever before. Looking ahead, our team continues to be laser-focused on building safe, more predictive, integrated and coordinated solutions to increase collaboration between clinical teams, provide tools for more dynamic patient engagement, and streamline workflows. We have a unique opportunity to combine passion for developing leading edge technology with a desire to make a difference.”

The information technology division at Children’s brings together analysts, developers, technicians, engineers and information architects to manage every application and piece of sensitive digital data in order to protect patients’ health information. The daily focus is to keep technology up to date and running smoothly while also pursuing innovation to help ensure Children’s remains on the forefront of healthcare technology.

“This year’s focus on AI has created demand for new skills in AI, data analytics, and cloud. The good news: Leading companies recognize that these opportunities for business innovation also create new opportunities for internal IT talent,” says Barbara Call, global director of content strategy at Foundry. “Our winning companies are committed to keeping their tech workforce happy and engaged – which means going beyond raises, perks, and promotions to offer opportunities for upskilling and training on cutting-edge and emerging technologies.”