Modern Healthcare Announces AtlantiCare is Among Best Places to Work in Healthcare

Modern Healthcare announced today AtlantiCare is among those in its third annual list of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
“This is a reflection of our living AtlantiCare’s values of Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect and Service with our customers and with each other every day,” said David P. Tilton, president and CEO, AtlantiCare. “Being named to this list validates our servant leadership philosophy and enhances our ability to continue to recruit and retain a high-quality and vibrant team.”
“This recognition is also a testament to the pride our staff have in AtlantiCare – and in each other,” said Richard Lovering, vice president, Human Resources and Organizational Development, AtlantiCare. “It also confirms their commitment to making AtlantiCare a best place to work.”
A video announcement and a listing of the winners is available at www.modernhealthcare.com/bestplaces.
Three-hundred and twenty-eight (328) healthcare companies participated in this year’s healthcare workplace listing. Modern Healthcare will reveal the specific ranking of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare, from 1 to 100, LIVE on October 18, 2010, at a special awards gala in Dallas, TX. It will post the results October 19, 2010 on www.modernhealthcare.com and publish them in a special supplement to Modern Healthcare magazine October 25, 2010. The supplement also will recognize the top places to work by industry segment (provider, payer and vendor) and by number of employees, and will profile some of the recipients.
Modern Healthcare will also host a half-day conference and elegant award gala that will educate, inform and inspire. Attendees will network with fellow winners and industry leaders; hear from healthcare experts; learn how to leverage their Best Places to Work in Healthcare status and much more. The event will take place Monday, October 18 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas.
AtlantiCare is an integrated system of services designed to help people achieve optimal health. It does so by focusing on customer needs and expectations to provide accessible, comprehensive services of superior quality and value.
One of only five organizations in the country President Barack Obama and United States Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke named 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients; AtlantiCare includes AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC), the AtlantiCare Foundation, AtlantiCare Health Services, and AtlantiCare Behavioral Health (ABH).
The region’s largest healthcare organization and largest non-casino employer, AtlantiCare’s 5,170 employees and 600 physicians serve the community in over 60 locations. AtlantiCare and its business units are governed by boards comprised of more than 70 volunteer community leaders. AtlantiCare’s focus is to serve the community as a provider of health and wellness services.
AtlantiCare is committed to building healthy communities through partnerships with local organizations that share its interest in health. AtlantiCare’s primary service offering of Healthcare Delivery, integrated with the complementary and strategic service offerings of Health Information and Health Engagement, is focused on delivering value at every stage of an individual’s health (healthy, at-risk, episodically ill or chronically ill). Together, these services offer the elements necessary to achieve, maintain or return each member of the community to optimal health.
The President of the United States usually presents the award to recipients. Representatives of AtlantiCare will attend that awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. later this year.
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 employer and employees and was open to all companies (providers, suppliers, payers, associations, etc.) with at least 25 employees. Employers completed a survey detailing company policies, practices, benefits and demographics. Employees were asked in-depth questions that resulted in an analysis in 8 core areas: leadership
and planning, culture and communications, role satisfaction, working environment, relationship with supervisor, training and development, pay and benefits and overall satisfaction.