Company Profile
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Company Overview
At a Glance:
•Award winning, nationally recognized hospital in the Pacific Northwest!
•NO STATE INCOME TAX!
•Average price of homes: $214,000
•Located in southeastern WA at the confluence of the Columbia, Yakima, and Snake Rivers
•Major communities are Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco
•300+ days of sunshine!
•Lowest cost of living in Washington State (ACCRA Cost of Living Index)
•Second best city for employment in the U.S. (Manpower)
•Population of 275,000 and growing! (Fourth largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Washington State)
•Home of the 10 minute commute!
•Supportive, collaborative leadership!
About Kadlec Regional Medical Center:
Kadlec Regional Medical Center is part of Kadlec Health System and is a Nationally-Recognized & Award Winning 270-bed hospital located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Kadlec is the premiere choice for customer service excellence, providing healthcare to the region by combining cutting-edge technology and equipment with evidence-based, patient-focused care. In June, 2014, Kadlec affiliated with Providence Health & Services, a not-for-profit health system comprised of 34 hospitals in five western states. Kadlec has joined a secular, non-religious division of Providence.
For more information, please visit: www.kadlec.org
Company History
http://www.kadlecmed.org/about/kadlec_history.html/
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
•“Grade A Safety Award” based on 26 measures, selected SCIP measures, and AHRQ measures around preventions of complications and infections (Leapfrog, 2012)
•“Cardiac Unit Awarded Top 10% Nationally for excellent responses” (PRC, 2012)
•“Emergency Department Awarded Top 25% Nationally for excellent responses” (PRC, 2012)
•“Emergency Department Awarded the prestigious ENA Lantern Award for exceptional and Innovative Performance--just one of 20 recipients in the nation!” (ENA, 2012)
•“Top Leadership Team in Healthcare Award” (HealthLeaders Media, 2011)
•Intensive Care Unit “Beacon Award”—one of 122 ICUs (out of 6,000) that received this award nationally (AACN, 2010).
•“Best in Class Employer—top 10% nationally for engaging and empowering employees” (HR Solutions, 2010)
•First hospital in Washington State and one of only thirteen nationwide to become Planetree-Designated (Planetree, 2011)
Other:
Joint Commission Accredited
Level III Acute Care Trauma Service Designation
Level II Joint Trauma Rehabilitation Service Designation
College of American Pathologists (CAP) Certified
Class A Rating, Board of Pharmacy Inspection (July, 2010)
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
American College of Radiology (ACR) Accredited
FDA Certified Mammography Center
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Certification
Benefits
Matching Retirement Plan