Lehigh Valley Health Network Named One of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma™ by Great Place to Work® and Fortune

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) has been named one of many 2021 Best Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma^™ by Great Place to Work^® and Fortune. Throughout a world pandemic that put well being care organizations on the entrance traces within the combat towards COVID-19, LVHN stood out for creating a terrific office expertise for its almost 20,000 well being care professionals throughout the area.

Great Place to Work, a world individuals analytics and consulting agency, polled greater than 825,000 workers within the well being care and biopharma business to be taught precisely what makes sure well being care organizations the most effective locations to work. Its tradition of belief – and the optimistic issues colleagues stated about working at LVHN when surveyed – align completely with what makes a terrific office.

“Our colleagues are devoted to offering wonderful care each day, even throughout essentially the most difficult circumstances,” says Lynn Turner, LVHN Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. “This evokes us to proceed constructing a tradition that really cares for them to allow them to have the absolute best work expertise from rent to retire.”

Throughout the pandemic, LVHN offered assist to colleagues in a wide range of methods. Little one and elder care sources, versatile scheduling, further “wellness time” off, and the power to rollover additional paid day off (PTO) or donate PTO to colleagues in want helped LVHN’s well being care professionals deal with the stresses of a pandemic.

LVHN additionally gives quite a few different advantages and alternatives that contributed to its place on the Fortune record. These embody:

• LVHN’s Motion In opposition to Racism and Advancing Fairness Council, which provides boards for colleagues to share experi­ences and ideas on variety and inclusion.

• My Complete Well being, LVHN’s complete well being and wellness program for colleagues, options well being teaching classes, motion plans to deal with wellness objectives, on-line courses in mindfulness, incentives to take part in wellness actions, free membership to LVHN Health facilities and extra.

“Going through the daunting challenges of a pandemic, our colleagues stabilized our well being community and furthered our mission to heal, consolation, and take care of the individuals of our neighborhood,” says Brian A. Nester, DO, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, LVHN. “Their perseverance will enable LVHN to proceed to develop and add new members to our crew, giving the individuals of our neighborhood much more handy entry to the standard care they want, anticipate and deserve. I actually imagine our colleagues are heroes. They saved the day.”