Yale New Haven Health wants to hear from you!
Employee feedback makes a difference, which is why YNHHS invites all employees to participate in the 2023 Employee Engagement Survey. With the theme The Power of Partnership, this year’s survey runs from Sunday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept. 24.
Survey responses from employees will help leaders assess progress from the last survey in September 2022 in the areas of communication, safety, employee well-being, accountability and action-taking. Employees’ feedback helps leaders understand what YNHHS is doing well and what needs to be done to ensure a great work environment.
“We strongly encourage all employees to take just a few minutes to complete this year’s survey and provide honest, candid feedback,” said Melissa Turner, chief human resources officer, YNHHS. “Leaders throughout the health system use your feedback to help make decisions and put programs, practices and initiatives in place that support the important work you do and create a more rewarding environment.”
As a result of employee feedback from past employee engagement surveys, YNHHS took steps to address many concerns. Examples of initiatives during the past year that are directly tied to employee feedback on prior surveys include increased focus on employee engagement survey feedback action planning at all levels of the organization. This resulted in 83 percent of departments implementing an action plan, and the redesign of the 10 days of Gratitude Program as a pilot for systemization of other recognition programs. Additionally, pilot programs focused on physical/infrastructure security are under way at the delivery networks.
“While there are many complex and significant challenges facing health care and Yale New Haven Health, we are committed to listening and responding to your concerns where we can,” Turner said. “We encourage you to share your thoughts in this year’s survey.”
YNHHS’ survey vendor, Glint, Inc., will again administer the survey. The independent company will compile employees’ confidential responses and provide results in aggregate; no individual responses will be shared.
Survey participation is open to all employees hired on or before Aug. 7. Every employee with a health system email address will receive an email from Glint on Sunday, Sept. 10, with a unique link to the survey. Since each link will be unique to each employee, it should not be forwarded to others, as it links employee responses to the correct organization and reporting structure. Beginning on that date, employees will also find the generic survey link on the employee intranet page. As they did last year, employees using the generic link will enter a private password to take the survey. This password provides access to Glint’s confidential site, and links responses to the correct organization and reporting structure.
Employees without computer access at work, or who prefer to complete the survey at home will be able to access it on any computer, tablet or smartphone with internet access.
All employees are strongly encouraged to complete the confidential survey, as high participation strengthens the quality of results. The 2023 EES ends on Sunday, Sept. 24.
