Memorial Health System Earns Third Employer of Choice Award
February 11, 2011
Memorial Health System has been recognized once again as an Employer of Choice - one of only four healthcare providers from across the nation to earn the award for at least three consecutive years.
The national award recognizes an employer's dedication to its employees. Employer of Choice Inc. of Greensboro, N.C., is an organization comprised of a national team of experts on employee retention and workplace trends.
"Our mission to improve the health of the people and communities we serve is carried out every day by an engaged team of employees serving our patients," said Ed Curtis, president and chief executive officer of Memorial Health System. "Receiving this consistent level of recognition wouldn't be possible without their commitment to provide the greatest degree of patient safety, clinical effectiveness and quality of care at each of our six affiliates."
The Employer of Choice designation follows a rigorous evaluation process and recognizes Memorial Health System for "demonstrating dedication to a higher level of employee relationships, a level that goes far above and beyond normal practices," Joyce Gioia, president and CEO of Employer of Choice, said.
More than 100 healthcare organizations have applied for an Employer of Choice award since 2001. The designation is awarded to public, private and nonprofit employers that demonstrate effective implementation of best practices in attracting, developing and retaining outstanding people.
"Organizations that earn the right to be called an Employer of Choice typically enjoy a higher level of systemwide performance and continuity, greater workforce stability as well as superior levels of customer loyalty and employee satisfaction," Gioia said. "And healthcare providers that achieve Employer of Choice designation tend to have higher patient satisfaction, greater productivity and lower turnover."
Organizations qualify for the Employer of Choice designation by scoring among the top 10 percent of employers in the following categories: Company, Culture, Enlightened Leadership, Care of People, Growth and Opportunity, Meaningful Work, Compensation and Benefits, Making a Difference, Employee Loyalty and Performance Results.
One of the leading healthcare organizations in Illinois, Memorial Health System is a community-based, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to patient care, education and research that has served central Illinois for more than 110 years and provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient, home health, home hospice, behavioral health and primary care physician services.
Its six affiliates include three hospitals - Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln and Taylorville Memorial Hospital - and Memorial Home Services, Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois and Memorial Physician Services, which is a five-time recipient of the Employer of Choice, earning the designation for two years on its own and the following three years as part of the health system.
For more information about Employer of Choice Inc., visit EmployerOfChoice.com. Employer of Choice is a registered trademark of Employer of Choice Inc.
