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Bethesda Hospital Named Healthy Workplace
Program Rewards Employers for Creating Workplaces That Foster Employee Health and Well-Being While Enhancing Organizational Performance
| Source: Bethesda Hospital
ST. PAUL, MN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 17, 2007 -- Bethesda Hospital, a member of HealthEast Care
System, is pleased to receive the 2007 Psychologically Healthy Workplace
Award by the Minnesota Psychological Association.
"Receiving this award is a great honor for the hospital and a tribute to
all of our employees and managers who are dedicated in 'reinventing the
lives' of our patients and engaged in improving the quality of Bethesda
Hospital," said Frank Indihar, MD, CEO Bethesda Hospital.
The award program was created by the Minnesota Psychological Association to
recognize organizations that understand the link between employee health
and well-being and organizational performance and have implemented a
variety of workplace practices in an active effort to create a positive
work environment.
Each applicant was judged on criteria including: employee involvement;
health and safety; employee growth and development; work-life balance; and
employee recognition.
Bethesda Hospital was recognized for its comprehensive employee recognition
program and high level of employee involvement.
"In this time of high job stress and increasing demands on employees, these
exemplary workplaces have made it a priority to create environments that
are sensitive to the health and well-being of their workers," says Mark
Miller, Psy.D., President of the Minnesota Psychological Association. "By
rewarding these organizations for their efforts, we hope others will take
notice and implement similar programs in their workplaces."
For more information about the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award,
which is supported by the American Psychological Association, please
contact Jack O'Regan, Minnesota Psychological Association at 651-686-7011
or joregan@argosyu.edu.
Bethesda Hospital, a long-term acute-care hospital in the HealthEast Care
System, is a community-focused, non-profit health care system that provides
a full spectrum of health services with compassionate care and cutting-edge
technology. Our passion for caring and service can be seen at Bethesda
Hospital in the way we treat our patients and each other. We are dedicated
to reinventing the lives of thousands of people each year.