Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Earns 2024 Great Place to Work Certification™

WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, July 24, 2024 —Gaylord Specialty Healthcare today announced that it has earned 2024 Certification™ by Great Place to Work®, an exclusive award based entirely on the results of an anonymous third-party employee survey on workplace culture.

More than 85 percent of Gaylord Specialty Healthcare employees agreed with the statement that Gaylord is “a great place to work” as compared to the national benchmark of 57 percent of employees across U.S.-based companies.

The nonprofit rehabilitation-focused healthcare organization was also lauded for its commitment to community engagement. More than 93 percent of surveyed employees agreed with the statement, “I feel good about the ways we contribute to the community” and more than 91 percent agreed with the statement, “I’m proud to tell others I work here.”

Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors based on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey. The confidential survey measures the dimensions of a high-trust company culture including credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and a sense of belonging.

"By successfully earning this recognition, Gaylord Specialty Healthcare stands out as a premier workplace for its employees," said Mitch Podob, Vice President of Human Resources. "These recognitions are especially significant because they are based entirely on employee feedback. This Certification is a highly coveted achievement that reflects our intentional dedication to the overall employee experience."

President and CEO Sonja LaBarbera explained, "There are many reasons why Gaylord is a great place to work, but for me, it comes down to our greatest asset: our employees. They set the tone for our culture and their high satisfaction for the fourth year in a row translate into exceptional patient care and outcomes. I am proud that our 'Think Possible' mindset allows Gaylord to continue to stand out among Connecticut employers."

About Gaylord Specialty Healthcare:
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a rehabilitation-focused, nonprofit health system headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut, that provides inpatient and outpatient care for people at every point in their journey from illness or injury to maximum recovery. 

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is anchored by Gaylord Hospital, a long-term acute care hospital, and includes Gaylord Outpatient Services and Gaylord Physical Therapy for patients who require diagnosis and treatment on an outpatient basis. Gaylord's Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation is a hub for accelerating world-class rehabilitative research, technology development and innovation to improve the quality of life and function of people around the world. Together, these entities deliver a complete continuum of rehabilitative care driven by clinical experience, innovation and human

About Great Place to Work Certification™

Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com.