The "Health Care Heroes" Corporate Achievement award recognizes and honorsUtah organizations with exemplary employee health and occupational,environmental and preventative medical practices. The nomination for CHGoutlined the implementation of its recent wellness initiative foremployees. The new initiative illustrates a shift from a medicalbenefits-focused program to one that centers on overall employee wellness.

"We firmly believe our success is tied directly to the health and happinessof our employees, which is the basis of our new Wellness Initiative," saidMichael Weinholtz, president and CEO of CHG.

The integrated wellness initiative addresses four critical concepts:work-life balance, health and fitness, emotional wellness and financialwellness. By addressing those four components, CHG hopes to give employeesthe tools for well-rounded health.

"Employee wellness provides our employees with programs and opportunitiesto improve their personal and professional well-being," said NicoleThurman, Director of Benefits at CHG. "We believe an effective wellnessprogram must include not only good, competitive health insurance but mustalso encompass all areas of well-being, including financial wellness,positive mental and physical health, work-life balance and a comprehensivebenefits package.

"We are ecstatic for the recognition in the business community for ourwellness program efforts, which help us to live our core value of puttingpeople first," said Ms. Thurman.

Work-Life Balance

To improve employee work-life balance, CHG promotes programs includingflexible scheduling and a generous paid time-off (PTO) scale to helpemployees maximize their time in and out of the office. Company executiveshighly encourage employees to take time away from work to recharge theirbatteries. Other programs include tuition reimbursement and CHGUniversity, an internal training and professional development series.

Health and Fitness

CHG employees enjoy robust medical and dental coverage to stay healthy;these benefits also cover eligible spouses, domestic partners, dependentsand even pets. CHG's annual Wellness Fair allows employees to takeadvantage of health screenings and educates them on how to improve theirwell-being.

Not only does CHG emphasize being healthy, it also creates a healthyenvironment for its employees. At the corporate headquarters in Salt LakeCity, employees can work out in theon-site fitness center; sign up for on-site yoga classes; and enjoy on-sitemassage therapy to relieve work-induced stress. Fresh fruit is availabledaily to the office as a healthy alternative for snacking.

This past spring, more than 400 employees companywide participated in thepopular Rock Your Body program designed to motivate them to get fit. Thisyear the focus shifted from weight loss to body composition -- meaning thatemployees didn't just lose weight, they got healthier. As a company, CHGlost 471 percentage points of body fat.

Emotional

CHG offers an in-depth Employee Advocacy Program (EAP) to help employeeswith life issues that come up outside of the office. EAP representativeshelp CHG employees with referrals and assistance with financial and legalissues as well as mental wellness counseling.

The Patient Care program is a free advocacy program that helps CHGemployees with healthcare billing and insurance issues. Patient Careagents act as mediators to research and resolve billing issues, savingvaluable time and money in an often overwhelming process.

Financial

At CHG, fiscal fitness is critical to employees' well-being; it gives thempeace of mind and reduces money-related stress. To help employees plan forthe future, CHG offers a 401(k) program with company match; employees areeligible to enroll on their first day of work. CHG also providesretirement planning courses for ongoing financial education and encouragesemployees to meet with a financial counselor.

In addition to those financial tools, CHG offers flexible spending accountsto help employees save for medical and dependent expenses with pre-taxdollars. CHG's fully-covered basic life insurance, accidental death anddismemberment (AD&D) insurance and long-term disability insurance provideprotection for employees who are concerned about caring for their family inthe event of an emergency.

More about CHG Healthcare Services

Founded in 1979, CHG Healthcare Services is one of the nation's oldest andlargest healthcare staffing firms. Through its family of companies, CHGprovides a comprehensive service offering that includes temporary andpermanent placement of physicians, allied health professionals, nurses andpharmacists to hospitals and healthcare organizations in all 50 states. TheCHG family includes CompHealth, Weatherby Locums, Destination HealthcareStaffing, RN Network, Foundation Medical Staffing and AHR PharmacySolutions. For more information, visit www.chghealthcare.com.

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