Does Health First pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Health First?

58% of Health First employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Health First 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Health First?

Registered Nurse (74) , Registered Nurse, BSN (19) , Patient Service Representative (18) , Certified Nursing Assistant CNA (14) , Staff RN (10) , Director (8) , CNA (7) , Customer Service Representative (6) , Analyst (5) , Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) (5) , Manager (5) , Medical Technologist (5) , Nurse Tech (5) , Phlebotomist (5) , Physical Therapist (5)

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

"Good on benefits" ((in 78 reviews)); "people and care are great" ((in 25 reviews)); "Warm and friendly staff; love to also receive my care at the Cocoa Beach location." ((in 19 reviews)); "There is a good work / life balance" ((in 12 reviews)); "Flexible hours with ability to pick up shifts" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"Low pay and tedious work." ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor management and I hope but takeover by Advent will help change" ((in 50 reviews)); "Leadership is terrible and been there forever" ((in 20 reviews)); "managers not at all considerate" ((in 12 reviews)); "Scary, unethical ways of collecting blood cultures, most people don’t get paid well, always coming up with new policies to protect the hospital and makes things harder on the nurse, upper management smiles to your face to appease you then will backstab you" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Health First layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Health First locations?

Melbourne , Rockledge , Palm Bay , Viera , Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach , Merritt Island , New York , Orlando , Cocoa , West Melbourne , Fort Lauderdale , Lake Mary , Indialantic , Malabar , Satellite Beach , Florida City , Saint Louis , Staten Island , Oshkosh , Brevard , Rockingham , Dallas , Fort Worth , Memphis , Manchester , Denver , Mukilteo , Palm Beach Gardens , West Palm Beach

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Health First reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(757 total reviews)

Terry Forde

75% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

Health First has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 757 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Health First employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

757 reviews

4.0

Oct 26, 2016

Behind the times

Volunteer patient care representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The older folks working there and volunteers were sweet, close-knit. Heart Center is a great facility and the patients I was around were usually very satisfied with care.

Cons

Main hospital building was not in good shape, constant construction, some very rude physicians that got into some huge debacles with patients. It's a mess sometimes, communication isn't the best, and some seriously out of date equipment.

3.0

Sep 10, 2016

Provider (MD/DO/PA/NP) Perspective

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and rapport among staff at all levels of practice Great benefits Great health resources (gym, health ins. deductible incentive program, etc.) Thorough policy manuals within the hospital system Aggressively preparing for CMS institution of HCAHPS and CGCAHPS Scores

Cons

MONOPOLY - They control more than 70% of medical jobs in Brevard county, few opportunities remain if you part on unfavorable terms. Very punitive when issues come up. Hostile treatment under criticism without provider advocacy or attempt to understand contributing factors and rectify them No policy manual provided for providers No routine reinforcement of policy via email other review (i.e. I saw 1 policy in 4 yrs and that was for request for PL) Providers treated "like numbers and worker bees" - no true value seen in the individual No clear methods aid providers in identifying problems in order to improve scores Very focused on HCAHPS and CG-CAHPS Scores without clears methods for improvement

3.0

May 28, 2016

lab

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Good benefits, steady work, stable company. Even if you work per diem, you basically are just full time without benefits.

Cons

The leadership sucks, from the top down. Extremely understaffed, hospital nurses working 80 hrs a week, sometimes with no CNA's to back them up, but get crucified if a mistake is made. Pay is below market, communication sucks.

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