Griffin Hospital

Acute care hospital in Derby, CT

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Headquarters: 130 Division St.
Derby, CT 06418
Employees: 1,200
CEO: Patrick Charmel
Not-for-profit

Website: http://www.griffinhealth.org

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Griffin Hospital is a full service, 160-bed, not-for-profit, acute care community hospital with a medical staff of more than 200 and with 1,200 full time, part-time and per-diem employees (780 full-time equivalents). Griffin Hospital has served the people of the Lower Naugatuck Valley since December 9, 1909, when the first patient was admitted to a 24-bed building.

In 1994, Griffin Hospital opened the first patient care building in the country designed and constructed to accommodate a Planetree care philosophy. Griffin Hospital is the model site and headquarters for the Planetree organization, which has grown from 13 to more than 85 member hospitals since becoming owned by Griffin in 1998.

New employees are required to attend a mandatory 2-day Planetree retreat at a retreat center in Madison, CT where they are given a course in the Planetree philosophy of care.

In fiscal 2004, the hospital had a profit of $1.3 million with a budget of $87.7 million. Admissions were 7,349 for fiscal 2004 with 160,427 outpatient visits.

Griffin has been named one of the Best Employers to Work for in America six consecutive years.

Benefits

Griffin pays out quarterly bonuses to employees who meet departmental goals known as the Success Reward program.

Employees are also recognized "On the Spot" with the Spot Recognition Program. This program recognized employees who go above and beyond their duties with small tokens of appreciation such as movie passes, gift certificates, discounted coupons, free coffee and donuts or just a card saying "Thanks" or Planetree sticker for the employee badge. Managers and directors are encouraged to pull these items from "Tool Boxes" given to them by administration.

The following benefits are offered to nurses:

- 10 percent evening differential
- 15 percent night differential
- 10 percent weekend differential
- 10 percent charge nurse differential
- 10 percent preceptor differential
- On-call differential
- Call-in pay at time-and-one-half
- Certification differential ($3/hour additional compensation)
- Level II nursing bonus - $1040 annually
- Level III nursing bonus - $2080 annually
- Generous hiring bonuses paid monthly for the first year of employment
- Recruitment bonus paid monthly for one year (per employed new hire referred)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Educational grants
- Three weeks paid vacation
- Four weeks paid vacation after 5 years of employment
- 10 paid holidays
- Competitive health benefits package
- Individualized orientation program
- A goal of providing a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1 to 4.5 for the day shift, and a 1 to 6 ratio for the evening shift
- Free parking/all shifts
- Free fitness center for employees and families

Updated December 6, 2005

 

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