The University of Vermont Medical Center received the “2014 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award” today from the Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for the company’s extensive efforts to improve employee health. The award recognizes successful programs at the UVM Medical Center that engaged 50 percent of its 7,300 employees. Key elements include biometric screenings, health coaching for lifestyle changes, online health assessments, and creative use of social media to engage the workforce. Wellness initiatives at the Medical Center have been recognized consistently by the State of Vermont for more than a decade.
Members of the UVM Medical Center’s 2014 Wellness Committee included in the recognition are Evelyn Sikorski, manager of Employee Wellness and the Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP); John Herko, manager of Human Resources Benefits; Craig Stevens, program coordinator for Employer Health Management; Kristen Carris, HR benefits analyst; Dorey Demers, RN, nursing lead; Corey Cenate, Employee Wellness health coach, Cindy MacKechnie, EFAP administrative lead; Lindsey McGinnis, EFAP department assistant; and Matt Bushlow, communications strategist and Alexandra Tursi, social media strategist of the Marketing & Communications department.
“We’re very grateful for this recognition and for the strong teamwork that makes our ongoing success possible including support from UVM Medical Center senior leadership and our great business partners at BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont, and Hickok & Boardman HR Intelligence,” said Sikorski. “We’re also very proud of the thousands of employees who are embracing the opportunity to make better health choices.”
"Vermont employers like the UVM Medical Center have come to understand that physically fit workers are more productive and invested in their careers and business leaders see the benefits of worksite wellness programs to their bottom line," said Janet Franz, chair of the Governor's Council.
Source: University of Vermont Medical Center. 3.25.2015
The University of Vermont Medical Center (formerly Fletcher Allen Health Care), is a 447 bed tertiary care regional referral center providing advanced care to approximately 1 million residents in Vermont and
northern New York. Together with our partners at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, we are Vermont’s academic medical center.The University of Vermont Medical Center also serves as a community hospital for approximately 150,000 residents in Chittenden and Grand Isle counties.
The University of Vermont Medical Center is a member of The University of Vermont Health Network, a four hospital system established to deliver high quality academic medicine to every community we serve. Our partners are:
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
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