Medtronic, Inc. announced The Great Place to Work Institute® included the company on the inaugural “World’s 25 Best Multinational Workplaces” list published by FORTUNE magazine. The company, the highest ranked in healthcare and 13th out of the top 25 companies from all industries, was selected primarily from results of an employee survey that highly ranked Medtronic’s policies and practices that support a culture of credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. To qualify for this prestigious list, companies must appear on at least five national Great Place to Work lists, have at least 5,000 employees worldwide, with 40 percent or 5,000 employees or more working outside of the company’s home country. In 2011, Medtronic was named to the Best Workplaces lists in Canada, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the European Union.