This is 9th time Baptist Health South Florida has made the list
FORTUNE announced today that Baptist Health South Florida has been ranked 79th on the 12th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. It’s the ninth time Baptist Health has made the top employer rankings. The full list and related stories appear in the February 2 issue of FORTUNE, available on newsstands on Monday, January 26, and now at http://www.fortune.com/bestcompanies.
A driving factor for the companies on this year’s list is that they excel at creating jobs. Of the 100 companies on the 2009 list, 73 are currently hiring, including Baptist Health, the region’s largest private employer with nearly 13,000 employees. Baptist Health was in the top 20 for job openings and top 10 for child care, and ranked 44th for highest salaries. The organization was also recognized for its "unusual perk" -- helping first-time home buyers with subsidies of $2,000-$10,000.
In his FORTUNE.com blog, Managing Editor Andy Serwer writes, “No matter what happens with the economy, the demand for talent will remain. Great companies know that super-motivated, happy, world-class employees are an incredible competitive advantage.”
To pick the “100 Best Companies to Work For,” FORTUNE works with Robert Levering and Milton Moskowitz of the Great Place to Work® Institute—a global research and consulting firm with offices in 30 countries—to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America.
"This is an important achievement for Baptist Health in that it validates, in no uncertain terms, the value we place on our employees," said Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO of Baptist Health. “Our success -- largely measured by patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, fiscal responsibility and charitable giving – is directly attributable to the care our employees provide to our patients every day. It is through their efforts that Baptist Health is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit hospital systems. "
More than 81,000 employees from 353 companies responded to the 57-question survey created by the Institute. Two-thirds of a company’s score is based on the survey, which is sent to a minimum of 400 randomly selected employees. The remaining third is based on a company’s responses to the Culture Audit questionnaire, which asks detailed questions about demographics, pay and benefits, and open-ended questions on philosophy, communication and more.
Any company that is at least seven years old with more the 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible to be included on the list. The deadline for applying for next year’s list is March 31, 2009. For an online nomination form, go to http://www.greatplacetowork-100best.com.
About Baptist Health South Florida
Baptist Health South Florida is the region’s largest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization. It includes Baptist, Baptist Children’s, Doctors, Homestead, Mariners and South Miami Hospitals, as well as Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Baptist Outpatient Services, Baptist Health Enterprises, and Baptist Health Foundation.
About FORTUNE
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