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Yale-New Haven Hospital news release
Release date: September 21, 2005
Media contact: Mark D'Antonio, (203) 688-2493

Working Mother magazine selects Yale-New Haven Hospital as one of its Top 100 companies

Working Mother magazine selects Yale-New Haven Hospital as one of its Top 100 companies

Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) has been chosen by Working Mother magazine as one of the nation's "100 Best Companies" for working mothers. Yale-New Haven Hospital was one of only four Connecticut companies to be honored. In addition, YNHH was the only hospital in Connecticut and New England to be honored.

Yale-New Haven was selected by Working Mother magazine because of the creative and proactive ways it helps its employees meet the challenges of balancing work and family. This marks the third time that Working Mother magazine has selected YNHH as one of the Best 100 Companies, having bestowed that honor on YNHH in 2000 and 2004.

According to a Working Mother survey, despite the growing number of compressed work weeks, job shares, telecommuting and other workplace flexibility options, two out of every three working mothers believe there is still a stigma attached to using flextime options that their companies allow. Yale-New haven Hospital is one of the companies working to eliminate this bias by offering its working mothers not just flexibility but advanced opportunities as well.

"We're very proud that Working Mother magazine has again recognized Yale-New Haven Hospital as one of the nation's best places to work," said Joseph A. Zaccagnino, president and CEO of Yale-New Haven Hospital. "At Yale-New Haven Hospital, we place a very high value on recognizing and supporting the needs of working parents. Our goal remains to set the standard for benefits, family-friendly policies and a healthy and satisfied workforce. Zaccagnino pointed to the hospital's nationally-accredited on site day care center, its employee assistance program and the dependent tuition program as meaningful programs that accommodate employee's work/life needs.

In particular, Working Mother recognized YNHH based upon a list of generous benefits new moms are eligible for, including courses on infant massage, free breast pumps and on-call lactation consultants, nutrition counseling and for those who are having their second or third child, classes on welcoming a sibling to the family. Employees can also tap into 10 child specialists for one-on-one consultation. New moms also get 16 weeks of job-guaranteed time off, with six weeks paid at two thirds of their regular salary.

YNHH also scored high in flexibility throughout the organization. In 2004, 1,200 of 6,779 hospital employees were able to enjoy flex scheduling. Staff in patient service areas routinely switch shifts to meet family and personal needs. Finally, YNHH places a high value on not only a diverse workforce, but a highly educated one. Employees enrolled in two-year programs for radiology, nursing and respiratory therapy can receive up to $3,500 in tuition aid and $2,500 in forgivable loans each year.

Working Mother magazine based its selection on eight areas of work life: child care, culture, leave for new parents, flexible work arrangements, women's advancement, total compensation, work life culture and family friendly programs. In addition, editors looked at a range of supportive company offerings and policies including health insurance premiums, availability of time off to care for sick children, mentoring programs and other conveniences.

Reporters: For more information on this release, contact Mark D'Antonio, (203) 688-2493.

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