Lakeland Regional Health Named 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner
LRH is the only health system in Florida to win the award.
March 4, 2026
LAKELAND, Fla. –
Lakeland Regional Health has received the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for employee engagement. The prestigious award recognizes the world’s most engaged organizations. This year, LRH is one of 78 organizations in the world to receive this distinction and the only health system in Florida.
“We are incredibly honored to receive this award from Gallup,” said Danielle Drummond, President and CEO of Lakeland Regional Health. “We are proud to be an organization in which team members feel valued, heard, and equipped to do their best work. At Lakeland Regional Health, employees can grow and thrive professionally while providing the exceptional, compassionate care our patients need.”
Annually, Lakeland Regional Health participates in the Gallup Survey to gather feedback from more than 8,000 team members on organizational leadership, performing high-quality work, promoting learning and development, and more in an effort to advance the healthcare system. LRH placed in the 88th percentile of organizations in the 2025 survey.
“This recognition reflects the strength of our culture of engagement at Lakeland Regional Health,” said Scott Dimmick, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. “By investing in our team members and listening to their feedback, we strengthen both our workplace and the exemplary care experience we provide for our patients.”
Gallup’s research consistently shows that organizations that prioritize both people and performance are better positioned for long-term success. Gallup’s meta-analysis on team engagement and performance is the most comprehensive workplace study ever conducted, with data on more than 3.3 million employees in 347 organizations across 53 industries and 90 countries. Highly engaged organizations significantly outperform their peers on important business outcomes, including customer ratings, profitability, productivity, turnover, safety incidents, shrinkage, absenteeism, quality, well-being, and organizational citizenship.
For a complete list of award winners, visit the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winners page. Learn more about the awards here.
About Lakeland Regional Health
Not-for-profit Lakeland Regional Health reaches beyond its hospital walls to promote wellness, education, and discovery in new places and new ways, providing a wide range of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services at its Medical Center, Hollis Cancer Center, and ambulatory care locations. Lakeland Regional Health earned Most Wired Advanced and Most Wired status 10 times since 2013 and has earned workplace awards from Forbes, Gallup, and Becker’s Hospital Review. Its 910-bed comprehensive tertiary referral hospital, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, operates the Jack and Tina Harrell Family Institute for Advanced Cardiovascular Medicine; a Trauma Center; the Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children, which includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; the Bannasch Institute for Advanced Rehabilitation Medicine; and the Harrell Family Center for Behavioral Wellness.
About Gallup
Gallup delivers analytics and advice to help leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems. Combining more than 80 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of employees, customers, students and citizens than any other organization in the world.