Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) has been named one of the nation’s Best Companies to work for in Health Care and Biopharma by Fortune and Great Place to Work^®.  The list recognizes hospitals, health systems, healthcare companies, and biopharmaceutical companies that promote diversity within the workforce, employee engagement and professional growth, while also fulfilling their mission statements, creating outstanding cultures and offering competitive benefits to their employees.

“LMHS is proud to receive these awards as an example of our dedication to continually improve the health of the community,” LMHS President & CEO Rob Montagnese said.  “The dedication and efforts of our employees not only benefits the community, but also in creating a collegial environment among peers in the workplace.”  LMHS includes Licking Memorial Hospital, Licking Memorial Health Professionals – an employer-based group of more than 100 providers, and Licking Memorial Health Foundation.
 
Great Place to Work, a consulting and research firm, evaluated more than 50 elements of team members’ experience on the job including employee pride in the organization’s community impact, belief that their work makes a difference, and a feeling their work has special meaning.  The top companies get the highest marks for work/life balance, and whose employees actually love coming to work.  LMHS was recognized for its commitment to employees and facilitating close relationships among coworkers.  LMHS also was recognized for the wide range of offered services, including emergency medicine and home health care.  Great Place to Work based its ranking on a data-driven methodology applied to anonymous Trust Index™ survey responses from more than 95,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified organizations in Health Care and Biopharma.