Huntington Memorial Hospital
12/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/09/2024 15:01
Huntington Health ranked eighth Healthiest Employer in Southern California
We're proud to announce that Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, has been recognized in the 2024 Healthiest Employers of Southern California, an awards program created to honor people-first organizations that prioritize the well-being of their employees. Huntington was recognized because of its commitment to workplace wellness and exceptional health and benefits offerings, including career advancement programs, retirement savings options, increased work-life balance and mental health resources.
"The well-being of our people, including, Huntington Health's employees, volunteers and medical staff is vital to upholding our mission to create well-being in our community," said Pamela Weatherspoon, vice president, enterprise, diversity, equity, inclusion, engagement & wellness. "Exceptional wellness programming reflects this mission: taking care of our staff takes care of our community."
The Healthiest Employers award program is a comprehensive online assessment to evaluate company performance in six categories of health and well-being:
1. Culture & Leadership Commitment: Measures commitment to employee health.
2. Foundational Components: Looks at the core elements of the program.
3. Strategic Planning: Measures the strength of program planning.
4. Communications & Marketing: Examines the communication practices and tactics in place to drive success.
5. Programming & Interventions: Considers programs, engagement strategies and incentives to maximize effectiveness.
6. Reporting & Analytics: Data shows increased employee well-being.
"Huntington Health remains deeply committed to our employees' health and well-being," said Debbie Ortega, chief human resources officer, senior vice president, administrative services. "We are dedicated to creating a healthy workforce: We continually review, monitor and update our compensation and benefits programs so they stay relevant to our employees' needs, are among the best in the industry, and keep Huntington the preferred place to work."
Huntington offers employees a full spectrum of benefits, including free counseling, college courses and weight management program; paid time off; rideshare program; on-site gym, basketball court, library and stress-reducing tools/meditations; and numerous Employee Resource Groups. Huntington recently enhanced its benefits to add coverage of GLP-1 weight loss medications and services related to autism spectrum disorder.