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ARCHBOLD.ORG
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FALL 2016
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WhyArchbold is
agreat place towork
THE SATISFACTION
of our
employees is very important to the
success of the Archbold system. That’s
evident in our core value of Employee
Engagement, and it’s important because
we want our employees to feel valued
and appreciated. It’s also important
because engaged employees result in
less turnover, and statistics show that
engaged employees provide better care
and service to patients.
Where do our strengths lie?
Our last independently conducted com-
prehensive employee survey was in 2014.
In May, our employees finished the same
survey, and the survey vendor recently
completed analyzing the input of our
employees and sent us their findings.
The vendor summarized our 2016 sur-
vey results with the following points:
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Employees are feeling an overall
higher level of involvement in the opera-
tional decisions of our organization. This
statement is traditionally the lowest-
scoring statement in many healthcare
employee surveys, but at Archbold
our employees feel more involved
in decision-making than most other
organizations compared in the vendor
database of organizations.
•
Employees feel they are being encour-
aged more to develop and grow within
their job.
•
Employees feel more valued by
Archbold leadership than they have in
recent years.
•
New employees joining the orga-
nization are being given a better idea
of what to expect, and they feel the
orientation process is strong, which leads
them to feel better about their overall
employment.
•
In general, employees have a favorable
view of their work environment and unit-
level leaders.
Upward and onward
Every index used to measure employee
engagement (including the work en-
vironment and organizational health)
was higher in 2016 than in 2014, and we
surpassed our organizational goals set
for that core value.
I’m very pleased with the results, and
I think the improvements we’ve made
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
J. Perry Mustian
President and CEO,
Archbold Medical Center
Respectfully,
Whywe give
KNOX PARKER AND HAILE MCCOLLUM
“GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY
is important to us,
especially when it comes to women’s health. The opportunity to help bring
cutting-edge 3-D mammography to Thomasville was especially meaningful
to us. We lost our mother, Fontaine Flowers McFadden, to breast cancer in
her early 50s. Early detection and treatment could possibly have changed her
outcome. We are glad our community stepped up to help bring this import-
ant technology to South Georgia. Our greatest hopes are that it helps women
detect breast cancer early and that it reduces the anxiety that comes with the
limitations of conventional mammography.”
over the past two years are directly a
result of our strong commitment to
“hardwiring excellence” throughout our
organization.
Going forward, we will continue to
look for ways to make our employees
feel rewarded and recognized, and make
Archbold a great place to work and grow.