HealthEast is a "Best Place to Work" in Minnesota

ST. PAUL (August 10, 2009) - For the fifth consecutive year, HealthEast Care System earned the distinction of being one of "Best Places to Work" in Minnesota. That's according to The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. HealthEast was one of the top ten scoring businesses among Minnesota companies with more than one thousand employees.

"Receiving the "Best Places to Work" award is evidence of our success in pursuing the HealthEast employee strategy, which is an important cornerstone to achieving our vision of "creating the best health care experience through a passion for caring and service," said Tim Hanson, HealthEast CEO/President. "HealthEast is one of the best places to work because of great employees, who provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients."

HealthEast achieved this honor based on low employee turnover as well as high patient, employee and physician satisfaction. The rankings are based on the results of an employee survey, which was completed by several hundred HealthEast employees.

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HealthEast is a community-focused health care system that provides innovative technology, compassionate care and a full spectrum of family health services. HealthEast includes Bethesda, St. John's and St. Joseph's Hospitals, Woodwinds Health Campus, outpatient services, home care, clinics, pharmacies and medical transportation services.