Whitehorse Hospital Top 100

Whitehorse General Hospital Named One of Canada's Top 100 Employers
October 15, 2010

Whitehorse, Yukon - Whitehorse General Hospital - and the Yukon Hospital Corporation - have been selected from among 2,750 companies and organizations as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2011.
The award - now entering its 11th year - is an annual competition held by Mediacorp Canada to recognize the country's best places to work and the organizations that lead their sectors in the attraction and retention of employees.

"We are honoured to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers," said Yukon Hospital Corporation CEO Joe MacGillivray. "Our employees - throughout all our facilities in the territory - are our greatest asset and we are continually striving to create a work environment that facilitates their health, their growth and their learning."

"Mediacorp Canada selected the Yukon Hospital Corporation based on performance measures in the workplace, the work and social atmosphere, benefits, vacation, communications, performance management, community involvement and training and skills development.

"On behalf of the Yukon Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees, I extend congratulations to all our employees as this is their award," said Yukon Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees Chair Craig Tuton. "This recognition confirms that we are making improvements and are moving forward in the right direction."

Whitehorse General Hospital and the Yukon Hospital Corporation join Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Simon Fraser University, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and the Vancouver Island Health Authority in this distinction.

A complete list of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2011 can be found in a special editorial supplement in today's Globe and Mail and online at www.eluta.ca - a leading Canadian job search engine.

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Background:

• Established in 1992, Mediacorp Canada is one of the country's largest publishers of specialized employment information.
• Mediacorp Canada created the "Canada's Top 100 Employers" competition in 2000 to recognize the country's best places to work and the organizations that lead their sectors in the attraction and retention of employees.
• The selection of Whitehorse General Hospital and the Yukon Hospital Corporation was based on information provided by the Corporation in its application to the year's competition and upon further research independently conducted by Mediacorp Canada.
• The Yukon Hospital Corporation was selected from among 2,750 initial applicants and joins Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Simon Fraser University, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and the Vancouver Island Health Authority in this distinction.
• The Corporation was assessed in key eight areas:
  • The Workplace
  • Work and Social Atmosphere
  • Benefits
  • Vacation
  • Communications
  • Performance Management
  • Community Involvement
  • Training and Skills Development
• Whitehorse General Hospital and the Yukon Hospital Corporation are authorized to use the "Canada's Top 100 Employers" for 2011 designation from October 15, 2010 to December 31, 2011.
• This distinction demonstrates the Yukon Hospital Corporation's belief that its employees are its greatest asset and must be provided with a work environment that supports their health, their growth and their opportunities for lifelong learning - one that allows them to provide patients with the very best health care possible.
• Recognition as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2011 will be an invaluable tool in the recruitment and retention of nurses, physicians and other health care providers.
• For more information, and for a complete list of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2011, please visit www.eluta.ca.