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Becker's Hospital Review April 2016

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20 health benefits, Emmi provides employees with a formal mentorship program and the opportunity to shadow other employees to learn about their career path. Following their maternity leave, new moms can utilize a "phase-in" program, allowing them to return to work on a part-time basis until they are ready to return to full-time hours. e refrigerator at Emmi's office is always stocked with healthy snacks, and the company provides employees with free breakfast every morning. For happy hours, employees can enjoy a wine refrigerator and beer on tap, which helps encourage bonding. Additionally, Emmi offers employees discounts at local gyms and an on-site bike room, as well a variety of video games, pingpong and foosball. Encompass Home Health Location: Dallas Type of company: Home health/hospice provider Meet the organization: Encompass Home Health, acquired by HealthSouth Corp. in 2014, provides personalized healthcare and hospice services. e company employs approximately 7,500 workers, about 90 percent of whom are female. Fortune named Encompass Home Health one of the "100 Best Workplaces for Women" in 2015. Added benefits: Encompass Home Health offers reimbursement for certification coursework, bonus rewards for employee referrals and productivity incentives. e company also offers a company car program, as well as a scholarship program for employees and their children. Additionally, Encompass Home Health has an education facility at its corporate office in Dallas where courses are offered throughout the year to help build employees' skills levels. Eskenazi Health Location: Indianapolis Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Eskenazi Health includes a 315-bed hospital and 11 community health centers throughout Indianapolis. e system is home to nearly 4,300 employees. In 2015, the hospital was named a Gold Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association and was a finalist for the Healthiest Employers of Indiana awards. Added benefits: Eskenazi Health is laser- focused on its employees' health and well-being, both physically and mentally. It partnered with the Center for Mind- Body Medicine in January 2015 to improve employees mindfulness, stress management and social connections. So far, more than 400 staff members have gone through the program. Additionally, employees have access to a free fitness studio that is open all day, every day, as well as Eskenazi Health Healthy Me, a one-on-one lifestyle management initiative aimed at improving each employee's overall well-being. Evansville Surgery Center Location: Evansville, Ind. Type of company: Ambulatory surgery center Meet the organization: Evansville Surgery Center has provided outpatient surgical care to more than 100,000 individuals since its founding in 1984. e center has a physician base of more than 100 across a variety of specialties and is accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program since 2008. e facility strives to provide exceptional surgical experiences for both patients and staff based on a core value system that views its employees as its No. 1 asset. Added benefits: Of ESC employees, 98 percent work the day shi and none are required to take call or work on nights and weekends. Staff is supplied with on-site child care and is incentivized to participate in a wellness program, which entails biweekly visits with a nurse for assistance with diet and fitness plans. Employees are also offered a comprehensive benefits package, and the facility is seeing certain staff opt for later retirements due to an option to work reduced hours. Evolent Health Location: Arlington, Va. Type of company: Healthcare solutions provider Meet the organization: Evolent Health, founded in 2011, works with its hospital and health system partners to transform their care delivery systems into value-based care models. e company has a nationwide presence and employs approximately 960 people. In 2015, Evolent Health earned the No. 12 ranking on Forbes' list of "America's Most Promising Companies." It also won Glassdoor's Employees' Choice Award in 2015 for Best Places to Work, and its CEO Frank Williams was the No. 1 Highest Rated CEO among the top 50 large companies considered by Glassdoor. Added benefits: Evolent Health provides its employees with a comprehensive benefits package that enables them to maintain a healthy work-life balance while developing their careers. The benefits include 25 days of paid time off and 10 paid holidays, 11 weeks of maternity leave and four weeks of paternity leave in addition to PTO and a four week sabbatical after five years of service. Evolent Health also offers free healthy snacks in the office, workstation treadmills and in-office wellness days, which include optional back massages, flu shots and biometric health screenings. Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare Location: St. Paul, Minn. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare is a nonprofit hospital with 1,424 employees. e 60-bed hospital is known worldwide for expertise in treating children, teens and adults who have disabilities and complex medical conditions. Gillette has been ranked as a top workplace by the Star Tribune for six consecutive years, beginning in 2010. In 2015, the Minneapolis- St. Paul Business Journal included Gillette among its best places to work. Plan Sponsor magazine honored Gillette as well, selecting the hospital's 403(b) program as one of the "Plan Sponsors of the Year" for 2015. Added benefits: Gillette offers employees an array of supplemental benefits in addition to medical, dental and vision insurance. ese include disability insurance, life insurance, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement and interest-free computer loans. Gillette offers employee discounts at various local attractions and businesses, such as retail stores, cell phone vendors, day care establishments, auto and home insurance companies and water parks. Hackensack University Medical Center Location: Hackensack, N.J. Type of company: Hospital/health system Meet the organization: HackensackUMC is a private, nonprofit, regional academic medical center serving northern New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area. e medical center is the biggest employer in Bergen County, N.J., with more than 7,500 employees, nearly 1,500 physicians and 1,700 volunteers. HackensackUMC has received various accolades for its workplace environment. From 2011 through 2015, HackensackUMC has been accredited as a CEO Cancer Gold Standard employer for workplace wellness. Additionally, the medical center is a 2015 winner of SmartCEO's Corporate Culture Award, which honors businesses that have successfully championed a positive, productive and performance-driven culture, and have worked with their employees to develop successful cultural practices.

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