PMC SELECTED AS ONE OF NATION’S BEST PLACES TO WORK
PMC SELECTED AS ONE OF NATION’S BEST PLACES TO WORK BY MODERN HEALTHCARE
CHICAGO – Modern Healthcare magazine selected Pikeville Medical Center as one of the Best Places to Work in the nation at a banquet held on Oct. 26 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago.
The award recognizes some of the nation’s most outstanding health care organizations and focuses on an organization’s development, commitment to customer service and communication with employees. As part of the selection process, Modern Healthcare conducted a detailed survey of PMC employees based on 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. PMC was one of 317 companies competing in this year’s health care workplace listing.
PMC President/CEO Walter E. May and Vice President of Human Resources Juanita Deskins hold the Best Places to Work award presented on Oct. 26 in Chicago. Pictured are, front row left to right: Ronald Adkins, James Brock, Deskins, May and Alan Sanders. Back row: Savoya Davis, Joyce Damron, Chief Operating Officer Jerry Johnson, Missy Coleman and Pam May.
“While we strive to have cutting-edge technology and services, I understand that it is our employees who make our hospital one of the best in the nation,” Pikeville Medical Center Chief Executive Officer and President Walter E. May said. “Our employees are passionate about their work and strive to provide compassionate care. At the end of the day, they go home feeling good about where they work, but more importantly, they feel good about the difference they have made in someone’s life.”
Members of Pikeville Medical Center’s Employer of Choice team and hospital administrators attended the awards ceremony.
Melissa Coleman, director of Human Resources at Pikeville Medical Center, said the distinction demonstrates “the focus Pikeville Medical Center has to retain the best and brightest health care professionals.”
“It’s very rewarding to work for a company that puts their employees first,” Coleman added. “The hospital administration works hard to keep an effective line of communication with all employees.”
It has been a year of milestones for Pikeville Medical Center.
Earlier this year, the hospital was recognized by the Kentucky Center for Performance Excellence, attaining the highest level Excellence Award by the organization. The award follows strict criteria set forth by the nationally-acclaimed Malcolm Balridge Award, which is awarded annually by the President of the United States to organizations that demonstrate uncommon growth in customer satisfaction and quality.
The hospital was also named a Hospital of Choice recipient by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers and a top 10 finalist for the organization’s Hospital of the Year Award.
As the region’s medical leader, Pikeville Medical Center became the first hospital in Kentucky – and among the first 10 hospitals in the nation – to obtain the highest accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers.
“We have a world-class facility, but it’s our world-class employees that make us the region’s medical leader,” said Jerry Johnson, chief operating officer at Pikeville Medical Center. “Our organization has set high goals and standards, and awards like this validate our commitment in bringing cutting-edge health care services to the people of eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.”
About Pikeville Medical Center
Pikeville Medical Center is a nationally recognized health care facility that offers more than 300 services ranging from cardiac and cancer care to neurosurgery and orthopedic programs. The hospital, recognized as one of Kentucky’s Top 10 “Best Places to Work” for two consecutive years, was the first hospital in Kentucky – and among the first 10 hospitals in the nation – to be awarded the highest accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. The hospital is a 261-bed modern facility on a sprawling 500,000 square-foot campus with more than 1,600 employees. Our employees are committed to providing quality, regional health care in a Christian environment.
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