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Becker's Hospital Review April 2016

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18 Curaspan Health Group Location: Newton, Mass. Type of company: Health IT Meet the organization: Curaspan Health Group, founded in 1999, provides its healthcare provider clients with web-based tools to help them automate, collaborate and optimize clinical and financial outcomes throughout the transition of care process. Today, Curaspan has 157 employees. In 2015, the company was named to the Boston Business Journal's annual list of "Best Places to Work," which is determined by employee survey responses. Added benefits: In addition to robust health benefits, employees of Curaspan are provided with flexible spending accounts, a health and wellness program, free access to an on-site gym, free snacks and coffee and the option to work from home. Curaspan also sponsors several athletic teams and events, including the Ice Cold Pitchers, its soball team. Crothall Healthcare Location: Wayne, Pa. Type of company: Healthcare services provider Meet the organization: Crothall Healthcare was founded in 1991 and provides clients with a variety of services, including environmental services, patient transportation, laundry and linen services and facilities management, to name a few. Today it has 22,000 employees and serves 1,200 healthcare clients in 44 states. For the third consecutive year, in 2015 the company was named to Central Penn Business Journal's "Top 100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania." Added benefits: e company promotes professional development by offering employees a full suite of learning and development opportunities and access to a talent management department. It also offers generous paid time off, allowing managers to earn up to four weeks of vacation time. Crothall Healthcare offers health club membership reimbursement, tuition reimbursement and wellness programs. It allows flexible scheduling and telecommuting when possible. DaVita HealthCare Partners Location: Denver Type of organization: Healthcare services provider Meet the organization: DaVita HealthCare Partners, a Fortune 500 company with 64,105 employees, is the parent company of DaVita Kidney Care and HealthCare Partners. In 2015, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided administrative services at 2,225 outpatient U.S. dialysis centers serving approximately 177,000 patients. HealthCare Partners manages and operates medical groups and affiliated physician networks in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Florida and Colorado. As of Sept. 30, 2015, HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for approximately 808,000 patients. DaVita HealthCare Partners received numerous workplace awards in 2014 and 2015. Among them are Aon Hewitt's Top Companies for Leaders award, Minority Nurse magazine's "Top 25 Nursing Employers" list, Military Spouse magazine's "Top 20 Military Spouse Friendly Employers" list, Military Times' "Best for Vets Employer" list and Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies." Added benefits: DaVita HealthCare Partners offers employees tuition reimbursement and scholarships. e company also offers unique benefits such as free biometric screenings at work sites, stress management courses, tobacco cessation programs and adoption reimbursement of up to $5,000. Doctors Hospital of Sarasota Location: Sarasota, Fla. Type of organization: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Doctors Hospital of Sarasota is a 155-bed acute and general care facility serving Sarasota and Manatee counties in Florida. It has 680 employees and is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America. Added benefits: Doctors Hospital of Sarasota offers comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, life, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet insurance and 401(k) with matching up to 9 percent. e organization also offers complimentary monthly massages to all staff, on-site car washes and on-site dry cleaning drop-off and pick-up. One unique perk for employees is cookouts from administration for recognition of milestones. Additionally, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota has an on-site benefits fair, featuring local businesses that provide discounts to employees, such as LA Fitness, AAA, Sam's Club and Subway. e hospital also offers an on-site Walgreens pharmacist who delivers the employees' prescriptions to them at their workstations. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Location: Elizabethtown, N.Y. Type of organization: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Elizabethtown Community Hospital, part of e University of Vermont Health Network, is a rural critical access hospital in upstate New York. It was named one of 80 "Best Companies to Work for in New York" for 2016 by the New York State Society for Human Resource Management, and it has also been recognized for clinical quality, being named as one of the "Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals" by iVantage Health Analytics last year. Added benefits: ECH provides free or discounted tickets to local family entertainment and sporting events, as well tuition assistance to accredited institutions. e hospital also works with those institutions to obtain a reduction in tuition fees. In addition to nine paid holidays and two to five weeks of vacation time, employees accrue 96 hours of sick or personal time per year. EmCare Location: Dallas Type of company: Physician practice management company Meet the organization: With 12,000 employees, EmCare is one of the largest physician practice management companies in the U.S., with more than 1,000 practices at hospitals across the nation. In its 40 years, EmCare has established a unique, innovative and physician-led culture. Added benefits: EmCare encourages employees' professional and personal development through a tuition reimbursement program and paid participation in continuing professional education. It also provides its physicians with an opportunity to participate in a program that can reduce their educational loan payments. EmCare offers an expansive discount program for employees, with reduced prices for cell phones, event tickets, child care, educational opportunities, computer hardware and soware, Ford or GM cars, banking services, fitness opportunities and floral delivery. Emmi Location: Chicago Type of company: Health IT Meet the organization: e 142 employees at Emmi represent a diverse crowd, with employees ranging in age from 22 to 67. Although the company is based in Chicago, employees on its technology team live in several countries around the world. In 2014, Chicago Tribune named Emmi to its list of "Top 100 Workplaces," and in 2015, it was named one of the "Top 7 Creative Offices in Chicago" by the readers of Bisnow. It was also named one of Built in Chicago's "Top 100 Technology Companies in Chicago," which ranks employers based on local employee count. Added benefits: In addition to traditional

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