Hartford Business Journal ranks Yale New Haven Hospital among best places to work

New Haven — Yale New Haven Hospital was recognized by the Hartford Business Journal as one of the "Best Places to Work in Connecticut," in the large company category, earning the number three spot on this year's prestigious ranking. The statewide survey and awards program was created by the Hartford Business Journal five years ago to identify and recognize the best places of employment - public or private, for-profit or non-profit - in Connecticut.

The 2010 Best Places to Work in Connecticut list includes 25 companies — 20 companies with under 200 employees and five companies with more than 200 employees. A national, third-party research firm conducted a thorough workplace assessment process, evaluating each company's workplace policies, practices, benefits and demographics, as well as employee engagement and satisfaction.

Yale New Haven Hospital employs more than 7,800 people and is known for retaining its workers. More than 11 percent of its employees have served 25 or more years. YNHH offers numerous benefits and programs to help employees meet work-life demands, such as internal advancement, flexible work arrangements, tuition reimbursement, dependent tuition, onsite day care, a generous paid time off system, employee health and wellness programs, and a unique performance incentive plan which allows employees to share in the hospital's successful performance measures.

Potential applicants can learn more about job opportunities at Yale New Haven Hospital and are encouraged to apply for positions online at www.ynhhcareers.org

Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), part of Yale New Haven Health, is a nationally recognized, 1,541-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine (YSM). Founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826, today, YNHH has two New Haven-based campuses, and also includes Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital. YNHH has received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the nation’s highest honor of nursing excellence. YNHH has a combined medical staff of about 4,500 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties. www.ynhh.org