9/30/2009

For the second consecutive year Susquehanna Health has been named one of the Best Places to Work in PA and will be recognized at the Best Places to Work in PA awards ceremony on December 1, 2009 in Hershey. Conceived in 2000, the awards program is one of the first statewide programs of its kind in the country. This survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places to be employed in Pennsylvania, benefiting the state’s economy, its workforce and businesses. SH is among 100 winning companies for 2009.

Companies from across the state completed a two-part process to determine the 100 Best Places to Work in PA. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophies, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25 percent of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75 percent of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and final ranking.

Based on the above process, SH was selected as one of the 50 large-sized companies to receive the Best Places to work in PA award. For companies with over 2,500 employees, the program specifies that employees will be randomly selected to participate in an on-line survey. The employees selected for participation must be regular, full or part time employees. This summer, 400 randomly selected SH employees were invited by the Best Companies Group to participate in the survey.