Great Lakes Great Place
According to Fortune Magazine and global research and consulting firm Great Place to Work®, "Great Lakes Caring Home Health and Hospice is one of the 2016 Best Workplaces in Health Care in the United States. The Jackson, MI-based provider ranked number 18 on the list, based on employee assessments.
Great Lakes' 2,600 employees were invited to comment on the reward and satisfaction they take in their jobs, the camaraderie and loyalty they experience with co-workers, and the trust and confidence they feel toward Great Lakes Caring's leaders. As he has always done, CEO William Deary deflected the credit back to his employees to cite reasons why the company he and his wife founded in 1994 was selected for the award. He pointed out their dedication to delivering superior quality health care, their commitment to industry-leading patient and family satisfaction, and their support and respect for their fellow employees.
"We are very pleased to have earned this acknowledgement," Deary told Fortune. "It is the caring attitude of every one of our employees that makes the key difference in the delivery of care to each patient we are provided the honor to serve. We invest in innovation, equipment, education and technologies, however we must embrace our extraordinary staff who are committed every day to ensuring we provide value, superior quality, and patient satisfaction. Our staff is the true differentiator that creates the reputation of care and caring, which is at the heart of why we exist," he noted.
To create the list, Great Place to Work® surveyed close to 34,500 employees at health care organizations across the United States, including hospital systems, home health and hospice care providers, national health care associations, and medical products distributors. Topping the list was Texas Health Resources, a not-for-profit hospital system with 250 locations and 18,000 employees.
Great Lakes Caring and the other winning companies were selected based on responses to Great Place to Work®'s Trust Index© employee assessment survey. Survey questions assessed co-workers' feelings on camaraderie on the job, as well as how they felt about other workplace issues including management, communication, work-life balance, and compensation.
Great Lakes Caring, which offers home health and hospice care, believes in extending its well-being focus to both patients and employees, the magazine stated. The company offers a telecommute option used by 60% of employees and provides health care coverage to part-timers who work at least 30 hours per week.
"I absolutely love my job,” said one employee. “I have freedom to treat patients in the way that I know is best, and I have the support that I need. I can really make a difference in peoples lives here."
PromptCare acquires BHI
PromptCare®, a regional provider of specialty respiratory products and infusion therapy services based in New Jersey, announced last week that it has acquired Boston Home Infusion, located in Stoughton, MA. Since 1992, BHI has provided home infusion therapies to people in the greater Boston area.
"BHI enjoys an excellent reputation in the delivery of home infusion therapies. This acquisition offers us an ideal platform for launching our disease focused infusion programs as a complement to their current range of therapy offerings," said PromptCare’s President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Voorhees. He added, "It is also a natural extension of our strong presence in complex respiratory and nutritional support already in this area. We believe there will be a seamless integration of the teams, providing the same excellent and dedicated service to all our patients."
"Joining the PromptCare Companies provides a great opportunity for continuing our growth with existing and new customers. We are particularly pleased that PromptCare has the same high priority of providing exceptional patient care to improve the lives of patients in their homes as we have," said Cheryl Terry, President of Boston Home Infusion. She added, "Their innovative cardiac care, nutritional and ventilator programs will enhance the services we provide. It’s a great fit for BHI, our employees and patients."
About PromptCare Companies
Established in 1985 and headquartered in Clark, New Jersey, PromptCare® serves at-home pediatric and adult patients in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. Operating from 17 local service locations, PromptCare offers advanced high-tech equipment and clinical services and is a preferred partner for management of medically complex cases.
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About Boston Home Infusion
Founded in 1992, Boston Home Infusion provides in-home infusion therapy, respiratory services, enteral therapy, and durable medical equipment services for adult, pediatric and neonatal patients throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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