For 2nd Year, WellStar Health System Named to FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List

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Mar 05, 2015, 10:36 ET

MARIETTA, Ga., March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WellStar Health System has been named one of the 2015 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®, which recognizes companies across the country that have exceptional workplace cultures. This is WellStar's second year on the prestigious list, further showing the System's commitment to taking care of the people who take care of others.

WellStar was selected among hundreds of companies vying for a place on the list this year. Applicant companies opt to participate in the selection process, which includes an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire about their programs and company practices. Great Place to Work® then evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.

"Healthcare is about people, and we care about our people," said David Anderson, executive vice president of human resources, organizational learning and chief compliance officer for WellStar Health System. "To ensure that WellStar can recruit and retain top talent, we have made creating a work-life balance a priority through our Employer of Choice strategy. The whole goal is to allow our team members to focus on delivering world-class healthcare when they are at work, assisting them with the demands encountered outside the work environment, therefore improving their well-being."

WellStar has received national recognition for its Employer of Choice strategy. In addition to making FORTUNE's list two years in a row, WellStar has earned Top 10 honors on Working Mother's 100 Best Companies list for the past five years and Top 100 for seven years. Also, WellStar has received accolades and honors from AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50, Companies That Care Honor Roll, Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption's Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces Top 100.

"This is an exciting, transformative and competitive time for companies," said China Gorman, CEO of Great Place to Work®. "As the U.S. economy recovers and job markets improve, employers now need to make a greater effort to improve their workplace cultures in order to retain employees. This competitive pressure benefits everyone, as all workplaces can increase their levels of trust and pride. The ranking 100 companies have risen to this challenge and exemplify workplace culture excellence in 2015."

Organizations named on the list see many benefits that include better financial performance, less employee turnover, higher levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, more innovative and creative thinking, higher productivity and enhanced public perception.

To see the complete 2015 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, visit www.fortune.com.

About WellStar Health System
Recognized as the fifth most integrated healthcare delivery system in the country, WellStar Health System is the largest not-for-profit health system in Georgia and serves a population of more than 1.4 million residents in five counties. The vision of WellStar is to deliver world-class healthcare. A national leader in the transformation of healthcare delivery, WellStar launched the Center for Health Transformation and has partnered with the Georgia Tech Research Institute leading to far-reaching effects on healthcare both locally and nationally. WellStar includes WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center (anchored by WellStar Kennestone Hospital) and WellStar Cobb, Douglas, Paulding and Windy Hill hospitals; WellStar Medical Group; Urgent Care Centers; Health Parks; Pediatric Center; Health Place; Homecare; Hospice; Atherton Place; Paulding Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; and the WellStar Foundation. For more information, call 770-956-STAR or visit wellstar.org.

About Great Place to Work
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services and employer branding programs, including Best Companies lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. Great Place to Work®'s Trust Index©, a 58-question employee survey that measures trust, is used around the world to help companies increase the levels of trust across their organizations and improve business results. Annually, Great Place to Work® produces the research for the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and the Great Place to Work® Best Small and Medium Workplaces list. Follow Great Place to Work® online at www.greatplacetowork.com and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.

SOURCE WellStar Health System