Becker’s Prestigious List of 100 Best Healthcare Providers to Work for Includes South Nassau Communities Hospital

Oceanside, NY, May 03, 2012 --(PR.com)-- South Nassau Communities Hospital is the only Long Island and New York metro area based free-standing hospital to be named to the Becker's Hospital Review 2012 list of "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare" in the United States. This is the second consecutive year that South Nassau has been named to the prestigious list.

South Nassau was selected for its robust benefits, wellness initiatives, professional development opportunities, atmosphere of employee unity and satisfaction, and employee recognition programs and events.

The hospital’s most recent employee satisfaction survey showed that 83 percent of the respondents were either generally or extremely satisfied with working at the hospital. Events and programs to honor employees include annual Nurses Week and Hospital Week celebrations; luncheons and ceremonies to honor the selfless efforts of volunteers and auxilians; an Annual Service Awards Dinner, and numerous other events.

"At South Nassau we understand that quality care and services is a by-product of employees who are engaged, trusted, appreciated and encouraged to grow and develop their skills and acumen,” said Joseph A. Quagliata, South Nassau's president and CEO. “A supportive, encouraging, rewarding and collaborative workplace environment is essential to fulfilling our mission to meet the community’s need for standard-setting, advanced healthcare services wherever and whenever they are needed.”

Becker's Hospital Review list of the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare" was developed through nominations, extensive research, and a rigorous review with peer organizations and is composed of hospitals, health systems, surgery centers and large physician practices. Becker's Hospital Review is a bimonthly magazine published by ASC Communications located in Chicago, Ill. The magazine is read by many of the nation’s leading healthcare executives and policy makers.

South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 435 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, South Nassau provides emergency and elective angioplasty and is the only hospital on Long Island with the Novalis Tx™ and Gamma Knife® Perfexion radiosurgery technologies. South Nassau is a designated Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons and is recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.