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Becker's Hospital Review April 2016

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14 Added benefits: BHVH is a big believer in providing opportunities for staff development, as full- and part-time employees are eligible for tuition reimbursement. Nurses who complete the ASPIRE (Achieving Synergy in Practice through Impact, Relationships and Evidence) program can earn a $2,000 to $5,000 cash bonus. e hospital participates in a food drive every two months for a local shelter and also provides 800 lunches per month to a local shelter. Benefis Health System Location: Great Falls, Mont. Meet the organization: is rural health system boasts 3,000 employees, and more than 235 of them are in the "quarter century club," meaning they've been with Benefis for 25 years or more. Benefis has 530 licensed beds and more than 250 area physician partners. Because of employees' dedication and high-quality work in 2015, each employee received a bonus check and thank- you letter from the system. Added benefits: To save employees time, the system offers complimentary dry cleaning drop-off and pick-up services and a postal courier service, as well as arrangements with local auto dealers that allow employees to schedule to have their car picked up from work for maintenance and returned at the end of the work day. Employees can also enjoy on-site chair massages and confidential health coaching. Bon Secours Richmond Health System Location: Richmond, Va. Type of organization: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Bon Secours in Richmond is part of Marriottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours Health System, a nonprofit Catholic health system sponsored by Bon Secours Ministries. e Maryland-based system owns, manages or joint ventures 19 acute care hospitals, one psychiatric hospital, five nursing care facilities, four assisted living facilities and 14 home care and hospice services. Bon Secours Health System, with more than 22,000 employees, serves people in six states, primarily on the east coast. Bon Secours is a four-time recipient of the Gallup Great Workplace Award, which recognizes organizations' employee engagement results. Working Mother magazine also named the system one of the "100 Best Companies" in 2015. Added benefits: Bon Secours in Richmond offers adoption assistance, on-site chair massages at $10 a session and art classes. e system runs multiple family centers to offer on-site child care. Employees and their families are also eligible for discounts on karate programs, as well as discounts on Pilates classes and periodic on-location classes. Employees are eligible for membership to the wholesale shopping club Costco. Boston Medical Center Location: Boston Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Boston Medical Center is a private, nonprofit, 496-bed academic medical center with approximately 5,673 full-time employees. It is the largest safety-net hospital and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England. The hospital was named an exemplary employer in 2015 by Career Collaborative, a workforce development organization that provides assistance and services to low-income clients. Additionally, the Human Rights Campaign named BMC a "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" in 2014 and 2015. Boston Medical Center has also received the Lifetime Exemplary Partner Award from YMCA Training, an intensive office skills and training employment program. The hospital has placed YMCA Training graduates in positions throughout the hospital. Added benefits: e medical center offers a 403(b) retirement plan. Aer one year of service, employees participating in the plan are eligible to have Boston Medical Center match contributions. Locally, the medical center offers employees transportation discounts, including monthly discounts for on-site parking options, as well as discounted, pre-taxed public transportation passes. Brigham and Women's Hospital Location: Boston Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Brigham and Women's Hospital, a member of Partners HealthCare, is the No. 6 hospital in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2015-16 rankings. is 793-bed hospital is the teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston. Providers care for patients who come from across the U.S. and more than 120 other countries. Brigham and Women's was given the Employees' Choice Award from Glassdoor in 2015, which honors the best places to work in North America and parts of Europe. Added benefits: Full- and part- time employees can apply for tuition reimbursement aer six months of employment. BWH offers a 50 percent subsidy on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority passes for commuters. As part of Partners, BWH offers employees the Partners Employee Assistance Program, a confidential resource providing short-term help with numerous problems, like finding child or elder care or handling financial concerns. Cardinal Health Location: Dublin, Ohio Type of company: Healthcare supplier Meet the organization: Cardinal Health provides group purchasing solutions and other logistics services to an array of healthcare organizations, including pharmacies, hospitals, ASCs, clinical labs and physician offices. Cardinal completes pharmaceutical and medical inventory shipments to more than 60,000 customer locations daily. e company has been featured four times on Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies" list as well as National Business Group on Health's "Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles" list. Added benefits: In addition to basic medical, dental and vision benefits packages, Cardinal offers employees a variety of extra support programs, such as adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement and healthy lifestyle and wellness programs. e organization offers a variety of furthering education courses to employees, from diversity and inclusion programs to skill development and training sessions. Carolinas HealthCare System Location: Charlotte, N.C. Type of organization: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Carolinas HealthCare comprises academic medical centers, approximately 38 hospitals, a freestanding emergency department, more than 700 physician practices, a behavioral health center, surgical and rehabilitation centers, home health agencies, hospice and palliative care services and nursing homes. It has more than 60,000 full- and part-time employees and more than 7,460 licensed beds. In 2015, Fortune named the system one of the "20 Best Workplaces in Health Care," and Forbes named it as one of "America's Best Employers." Additionally, Carolinas HealthCare System was ranked among the top 100 U.S. organizations in Computerworld's 2015 "100 Best Places to Work in IT." Added benefits: Carolinas HealthCare System offers employees a range of benefits, including a medical care/child care flexible spending account, a 403(b) tax-deferred savings plan with a fully vested employer matching contribution, employer-funded

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