Hoos Well, on behalf of UVA, has been honored in each of the last eight years to receive the prestigious Business Group on Health Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being Award, for UVA's outstanding commitment to advancing employee well-being through comprehensive and innovative benefits and initiatives. In 2026, UVA was among 10 winners that received additional recognition for Excellence in Mental Health, based on having a mental health strategy with goals and measurable outcomes, and providing programs to support resilience, stress management, and mindfulness.

The American Heart Association has defined best practices for employers to use to build a culture of health and well-being for their workforce. The American Heart Association’s Workforce Well-being Scorecard measures the extent to which the company has implemented those best practices. Companies recognized at the Gold level have achieved a score of 183 - 216 out of a maximum 230 points.

In Fall 2024 on behalf of UVA, Hoos Well was recognized as one of the 2024 Nation’s Best and Brightest in employee wellness, for its innovation and commitment to excellence in well-being and human resource practices. 

In Fall 2023, UVA was recognized as one of the top three Healthiest Employers in Virginia for organizations with 10,000+ employees, by Springbuk Health Intelligence. Organizations are chosen who encompass essential domains of culture and leadership commitment, foundational components, strategic planning, communications and marketing, programming and interventions, and reporting and analytics which comprise comprehensive wellness programming.

Hoos Well, in partnership with FEAP and HR Benefits, was honored to be named on behalf of UVA as one of the winners of the inaugural 2022 Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health in the Workplace, for promoting the positive mental health of employees through policies and programs including flexible work schedules and the Healthy Minds @Work program.

In October 2022, UVA was honored as the inaugural recipient of the National Consortium for Building Healthy Academic Communities (BHAC)'s Healthy Academics Designation program, which recognizes universities and colleges that demonstrate best practices in sustaining wellness cultures and promoting population health and well-being in students, faculty, and staff. UVA earned gold-level status through the designation measurement process. In addition, UVA was the Winner of BHAC's COVID Innovation Programming Award in 2021.