Baptist Health South Florida Named to 2019 Working Mother 100 Best Companies List
MIAMI – September 24, 2019 – Baptist Health South Florida once again has been named one of the 100 Best Companies by Working Mother magazine. Baptist Health has earned a spot on the annual list 27 times and is a member of the Working Mother 100 Best Companies Quarter Century Club, which honors organizations that have received the distinction for 25 years or more.
The 100 Best Companies are celebrated for their innovative practices in the areas of female career advancement, paid parental leave, childcare assistance, benefits, flextime and more.
“We are proud to be included on the Working Mother 100 Best Companies list, which recognizes our forward-thinking initiatives that support and advance women,” said Adriene McCoy, senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Baptist Health South Florida. “We are committed to caring for people and providing our 23,000 employees with a range of tools, resources and benefits that enable them to thrive in the workplace and beyond.”
Meredith Bodgas, editor-in-chief of Working Mother, said, “Parents are speaking out more than ever before about what they need in order to succeed at work and at home, and employers are paying attention. By implementing family-friendly policies such as flexible schedules, paid parental leave, post-leave phase-back periods and mentoring programs, our 100 Best Companies are taking the needs of their employees into consideration in order to create a supportive, inclusive and productive environment.”
The 100 Best Companies are featured in the October/November issue of Working Mother and on workingmother.com.
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About Baptist Health South Florida
Baptist Health South Florida is the largest healthcare organization in the region, with 11 hospitals, nearly 23,000 employees, more than 4,000 physicians and more than 100 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. In addition, it includes Baptist Health Medical Group; Baptist Health Quality Network; and Baptist Health Care On Demand, a virtual health platform. A not-for-profit organization supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence, Baptist Health has been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America and by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. For more information, visit BaptistHealth.net/Newsroom and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Working Mother Media
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