St. Elizabeth Hospital named in Modern Healthcare’s Fifth Annual Best Places to Work in Healthcare
(Chicago, IL) October 9, 2012 – St. Elizabeth Hospital (www.steh.com), today announced it has placed 99th in Modern Healthcare’s 2012 Best Places to Work in Healthcare awards. The magazine’s annual Best Places to Work in Healthcare program recognizes employers for creating workplaces in healthcare that enable employees to perform at their optimum level to provide patients and customers with the best possible patient care and services.
A video announcement, along with a ranked listing of the winners is now available at www.modernhealthcare.com/bestplaces.
This is the second year in a row that St. Elizabeth Hospital has made the list, and is one of only three healthcare organizations from Louisiana to make the list. Part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, St. Elizabeth Hospital employees over 500 team members, has a medical staff of over 200 physicians and allied health professionals, and offers a broad range of healthcare services including orthopedic surgery, women’s services, a full-range of diagnostics, bartiatrics, critical care, and more. St. Elizabeth Hospital been recognized state-wide and nationally for excellence in patient satisfaction and quality.
“There are 4,985 community hospitals in the United States. Of those, 340 participated in Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare Survey. The realization that our community hospital, right here in Ascension Parish, is one of the best healthcare organizations to work for in the entire nation is both sensational and humbling. The 502 team members of St. Elizabeth Hospital have established and maintained a culture of excellence in care, exceeding the expectations of patients and guests, and one which is clearly a joy to work within,” said Robert Burgess, President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Being named to Modern Healthcare’s list of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2012 demonstrates that St. Elizabeth Hospital has built a culture where employees are supported and engaged, which benefits not only patients and customers but the employer’s financial performance as well, ” said Fawn Lopez, vice president and publisher of Modern Healthcare. “These healthcare employers are models for others who are seeking to build a successful culture, resulting in optimum performance levels and benefits for their organization.”
This year’s recognition program had 340 applications from healthcare companies across the nation. Modern Healthcare revealed the ranked order of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 2012 at a banquet in Nashville on Oct. 9 that was attended by more than 450 healthcare professionals, including 83% of the winning organizations. The complete ranking will be shared in a special supplement of the Oct. 15 issue of Modern Healthcare, which will recognize the top places to work by company size and will profile some of the recipients.
About the Award Program
Modern Healthcare partnered with Best Companies Group, a PA-based firm that administers “best places to work” programs nationwide. Modern Healthcare conducted this program to recognize outstanding employers in the healthcare industry on a national level. From economic development to employee retention, being named one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare benefits individuals, organizations and the healthcare industry.
The program collected information from both the employers and employees and was open to all healthcare companies in the United States with at least 25 employees.
The Best Places to Work in Healthcare award has four main categories: All Participating Companies – A comprehensive ranking of all winning organizations; Small Companies – Honors organizations with 25-99 employees; Medium Companies – Honors organizations with 100-999 employees; Large Companies – Honors organizations with 1,000 or more employees.
