JACKSONVILLE, Ala., Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Healthcare has just released its 2011 "Best Places to Work in Healthcare" list, with Capella Healthcare's Jacksonville Medical Center named among the best. It is the only organization in Alabama to make the prestigious listing, which recognizes 100 "outstanding" health care employers, including hospitals, physician practices, insurers, suppliers, and consulting groups.
The list was compiled using information gathered from employers and employees of companies with at least 25 employees as part of a no-cost application process. For the application, employers completed a survey detailing their policies and practices, benefits, and employee demographics. Meanwhile, employees were asked to evaluate their employer in eight areas, including:
- Leadership and planning
- Culture and communications
- Role satisfaction
- Working environment
- Relationship with supervisor
- Training and development
- Pay and benefits and
- Overall satisfaction
"I'm so proud to have the privilege of leading such an impassioned team of committed caregivers. In fact, I'm humbled by the results," said JMC CEO Jim Edmondson.
Having happy employees and physicians leads to better care and more satisfied patients, Edmondson says. "We don't currently have any clinical vacancies and we don't have to use any contract labor. In fact, we have a waiting list of people who want to work here. And, physicians know that having consistent staff helps to insure a higher quality of care."
Over the past year, JMC has been touting its high patient satisfaction scores in advertising and on their website, as the highest in the area.
Jacksonville Medical Center is part of Capella Healthcare, which partners with communities to build strong local healthcare systems that are known for high quality patient care and excellent service. One of the reasons Edmondson joined Capella Healthcare, he says, becoming CEO at Jacksonville Medical Center in 2010, was the company's commitment to service excellence, demonstrated in their investment in resources that help their hospitals. The company's partnership with The Studer Group is one he cites as being most helpful. "These resources have helped us to put the very best 'Evidence-Based Leadership' practices in place," he says.
Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella Healthcare owns and/or operates 15 general acute-care hospitals in seven states. With the philosophy that all healthcare is local, Capella collaborates with each hospital's medical staff, board and community leadership to take care to the next level. The company has access to significant leadership and financial resources, reinvesting 100% of net cash flow into its family of hospitals to strengthen and expand services and facilities.
SOURCE Jacksonville Medical Center
