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AWARD
that maintain a positive working environment. Kootenai
Health has such a uniquely positive employee culture; it
really made the difference in achieving this recognition.”
Kootenai was recognized for excellence in a variety
of areas, including:
•
Financial stability and re-investing in growth and
medical technology
•
Desirable salary and benefit packages
•
A full spectrum of employee reward, recognition
and retention programs
•
Workplace health and wellness initiatives
•
Internal and external training and educational
opportunities
•
Using a range of media to communicate with staff,
patients and the public
•
Positive employee-supervisor relationships
•
Strong and caring leadership
Kootenai received the award at a conference hosted
by
Modern Healthcare
in Chicago. It was also ranked
17th overall in the top 100 listing. To read the article
in
Modern Healthcare
and learn more about the annual
survey, visit
ModernHealthcare.com
. For information on
Kootenai Health, visit
KootenaiHealth.org
.
Best Workplace, Best Care
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L A R G E H E A L T H C A R E E M P L O Y E R I N T H E N A T I O N
KOOTENAI HEALTH WAS NAMED THE BEST
Place toWork in Healthcare for large health organizations
and was placed in the top 20 overall in the nation. For
the past three years, Kootenai has been in the top 100
ranking for the honor conferred by
Modern Healthcare
magazine each year.
“We are pleased to receive this prestigious honor,” said
Jon Ness, Kootenai Health CEO. “At Kootenai Health,
we believe in creating a workplace that fosters a healthy
culture by supporting and recognizing staff. Because
of our dedicated employees, patients here receive the
outstanding care they deserve and expect.”
W H A T I T M E A N S
Modern Healthcare
conducts the program annually to
recognize outstanding employers in the health care in-
dustry on a national level. The magazine teamed up with
Best Companies Group, a Pennsylvania-based firm that
administers Best Places to Work programs nationwide.
The program collects information from employers
and employees. Employers complete a survey detailing
company policies, practices, benefits and demograph-
ics. Meanwhile, employees are asked (in an anonymous
survey) a set of detailed questions in eight core areas:
leadership and planning, culture and communications,
role satisfaction, working environment, relationship with
supervisor, training and development, pay and benefits,
and overall satisfaction.
Participation is open to all health care companies with
at least 25 employees, from providers, such as Kootenai
Health, to suppliers and associations. Employers are
grouped into categories based
on their number of employees;
large health care organiza-
tions are those with more than
1,000 employees.
H O W W E E X C E L
“Being named the top large
employer is a wonderful ac-
complishment,” said Dan
Klocko, Kootenai’s vice presi-
dent of human resources.
“Larger employers are more
challenged to create programs
“Being named the top large
employer is a wonderful
accomplishment.”
— Dan Klocko, vice president of
human resources, Kootenai Health
Dan Klocko,
vice president of
human resources,
Kootenai Health
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