Key Takeaways

• Six competitors to BJC HealthCare in Saint Louis based on employee size are Borgess Medical Center, Saint Agnes Healthcare Inc., Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital, Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Genesys Regional Medical Center ("GRMC"), and SSM Health.
• Six competitors to BJC HealthCare in Chicago based on employee size are Community Hospital / Munster Medical Research Foundation Inc., Adventist Midwest Health, Palos Health, Edward Hospital and Health Services, Silver Cross Hospital, and Advocate Health Care.
• Borgess Medical Center is a 341-bed hospital, employing about 3,327 people. The organization has about 17,029 patient admissions per annum.

Introduction

1) Saint Louis

Borgess Medical Center

• Borgess Medical Center is a 341-bed hospital, employing about 3,327 people.
• The organization has about 17,029 patient admissions per annum.
• According to Zippia, "the company has great employee retention with staff members usually staying for 5.8 years."

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• Employees rate Borgess Medical Center 3.7 out of 5 stars on Indeed. Most of them feel they have a good work-life balance, the ability to meet personal goals, and a clear sense of purpose. A few employees feel negative about the hospital because they think some staff members are "just trying to survive in a hostile work environment."

Saint Agnes Healthcare Inc.

• Saint Agnes Healthcare Inc. is a 276-bed hospital, employing about 3,267 people.
• It recorded about 11,925 inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• According to Zippia, "the organization has great employee retention with staff members usually staying for 5.0 years."

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• Saint Agnes Healthcare Inc is rated 4.0 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "good experience and [a] great place to learn, especially for nursing students" (in 5 reviews), and "good pay, good co-workers, ok retirement, meh medical" (in 4 reviews).
• The cons for working here include the hospital is "always short-staffed, so you're expected to do double the work in the same amount of time" (in 3 reviews) and "the only bad side [is] that they're always short on staff" (in 3 reviews).
• With a positive theme, several employees feel Saint Agnes Healthcare Inc provides a good experience and a great place to learn, "especially for nursing students." They feel it has "good pay, good co-workers."

Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital

• Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital is a 515-bed hospital, employing about 3,217 people.
• It had 24,041 inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

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• With a positive theme, staff members feel the hospital has a "generous PTO and benefits, good work/life balance, transparent and competent leadership." However, some cons relate to overall "poor management."

Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital

• Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital is a 154-bed hospital, employing about 3,205 people.
• It recorded 9,159 inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Most employees at Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital feel it's a "great place to work." However, some staff members (especially doctors) "are a little disrespectful as with any hospital."

Genesys Regional Medical Center ("GRMC")

• Genesys Hospital is a 412-bed hospital, employing about 3,171 people.
• It had 18,613 inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

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• Genesys Hospital is rated 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,919 reviews. Most employees here feel the hospital provides "adequate staffing to let employees have a good work-life balance" (in 101 reviews). A few cons relate to the hospital being "fast-paced, making work-life balance a challenge" (in 28 reviews).

SSM Health

• SSM Health is a 683-bed hospital, employing about 2,941 people.

• It had 3,322 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.

• According to a former worker at SSM, the organization tries its best, but staff retention is an issue. At times using travel nurses to fill the staffing gap. Additionally, this seems to be the only health care company with a nursing and support staff union.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• SSM Health is rated 3.3 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "good benefits provided for staff" (in 70 reviews) and "great benefits offered at the company" (in 49 reviews). There are "no cons working for SSM" (in 89 reviews) and "upper management turn around is high" (based on 35 reviews).

2) Chicago

Community Hospital / Munster Medical Research Foundation Inc.

• Munster Medical Research Foundation Inc. is a 454-bed hospital, employing about 3,986 people.
• It had 7,044 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• The hospital is rated 3.6 out of 5 by employees on Glassdoor.
• The pros for working here include "nice office building to work in, people are nice, and it was close to home" (in 5 reviews) and "decent pay" (in 3 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "low wages, poor management, poor communication, and benefits are not great" (in 6 reviews). "Poor management, poor communication," and too much work for too little pay (in 5 reviews).

Adventist Midwest Health

• Adventist Midwest Health, also known as AMITA Health, is a 261-bed hospital, employing about 3,531 people.
• It had 3,089 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• AMITA Health is rated 3.5 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "excellent work environment is present" (in 22 reviews) and "good benefits package - lots of locations" (in 21 reviews).
• The cons for working here include the use of "several EMRs which can make doing the job difficult" (in 29 reviews) and the hospital being "short-staffed, but everywhere is" (in 22 reviews).

Palos Health

• Palos Health is a 425-bed hospital, employing about 3,522 people.
• It had 8,977 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Palos Health is rated 3.2 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include a "great place to work with good benefits" (in 11 reviews) and a "great team of nurses who always help each other" (in 5 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "constantly short-staffed since the pandemic" (in 6 reviews) and "micromanaging is rampant, poor management" (in 4 reviews).

Edward Hospital and Health Services

• Edward Hospital is a 294-bed hospital, employing about 3,465 people.
• It had 6,798 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Edward is rated 3.8 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include it's a "great place to work" (in 13 reviews) and "competitive pay, great benefits, great working environment" (in 10 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "short-staffed" (in 11 reviews) and "work-life balance is non-existent" (in 10 reviews).

Silver Cross Hospital

• Silver Cross Hospital is a 300-bed hospital, employing about 3,101 people.
• It had 7,724 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Silver Cross Hospital is rated 3.7 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "flexibility, good management relationship, good benefits" (in 6 reviews) and "expanding, close to home, everyone is nice, tuition reimbursement" (in 5 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "no career growth and low pay" (in 9 reviews) and "frequently short-staffed in the department" (in 5 reviews).

Advocate Health Care

• Advocate Health Care is a 292-bed hospital, employing about 3,008 people.
• It had 2,715 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Advocate Health is rated 3.7 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "extremely welcoming" staff, and the cons for working here relate to work slowing down drastically with "seasonal highs and lows."

3) Louisville

Baptist Health Medical Group

• Baptist Health Medical Group is a 499-bed hospital, employing about 4,236 people.
• It had 9,358 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Baptist Health Medical Group is rated 3.0 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include great benefits with "small yearly raise based on performance." The cons for working here include "reactive rather than proactive" management.

University of Louisville Hospital

• The University of Louisville Hospital is a 348-bed hospital, employing about 3,892 people.
• It had 3,154 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• The University of Louisville Hospital is rated 3.5 out of 5 by employees. The pros for working here include "teaching and research hospital, level I trauma center" (in 8 reviews) and "very flexible scheduling with the PRN position employees, fun work environment, close-knit co-worker community" (in 7 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "poor upper management/staff not supported" (in 7 reviews) and "long hours can be difficult at times" (in 4 reviews).

Community Medical Associates, Inc.

• Community Medical Associates, Inc. employs about 3,758 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of beds or admissions.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Community Medical Associates, Inc. is rated 3.8 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "great benefits and a variety of perks" (in 34 reviews) and "good benefits, they seem to really care about employees" (in 29 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "occasional stressful work environment" (in 10 reviews) and "short-staffed, work long hours, turn over rate" (in 9 reviews).

Norton Healthcare

• Norton Healthcare is a 1,837-bed hospital, employing about 2,753 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of admissions.
• Norton Healthcare invests at least $11 million per annum on staff education

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Norton Healthcare is rated 3.8 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "great benefits and a variety of perks" (in 34 reviews) and "good benefits, they seem to really care about employees" (in 29 reviews).
• The cons for working here include a "stressful work environment" (in 10 reviews) and "short-staffed, work long hours, turn over rate" (in 9 reviews)

Christian Care Communities Inc. Group Return

• Christian Care Communities Inc. Group Return employs about 1,435 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of beds or admissions.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Christian Care Communities Inc. Group Return is rated 3.1 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include good pay, great food, nice people, and a "great environment." The cons for working here include associated stress and after-hours.

KentuckyOne Health

• KentuckyOne Health is a 217-bed hospital, employing about 1,186 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of admissions.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• KentuckyOne Health is rated 3.3 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "great nursing staff and learning opportunities" (in 6 reviews). The cons for working here include the absence of an overtime department and "the downsizing within [the company]," often hitting many positions (in 4 reviews).

4) Cincinnati

Bethesda Hospital

•  Bethesda Hospital employs about 3,909 people. It has 398 staffed beds.
• It had 6,174 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Bethesda Hospital is rated 3.6 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include the fact that most staff "enjoy working in the lab at Bethesda Hospital East" (in 8 reviews) and "great coworkers and supportive managers" (in 5 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "charge nurses" (in 3 reviews) and the belief that "in the case of Bethesda Hospital East laboratory, the entire workplace culture is Third World Caribbean" (in 3 reviews).

Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio

• Good Samaritan Hospital employs about 3,323 people. It has 351 staffed beds.
• It had 3,563 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, Ohio, is rated 3.9 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include the "feeling of personal appreciation," the ability to learn new things, and a clear sense of purpose.
• Working here exposes one to challenges like inadequate support from managers, an inadequate inclusive work environment, and insufficient trust in colleagues.

Trihealth Physician Enterprise Corporation

• Trihealth Physician Enterprise Corporation employs about 2,804 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of beds or admissions.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Trihealth Physician Enterprise Corporation is rated 3.4 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "supportive management and good benefits" (in 19 reviews) and "a family atmosphere" (in 15 reviews).
• The cons for working here include the fact that the "pay at TriHealth is below market average despite market raises given yearly" (in 24 reviews) and "upper management is disconnected from employees" (in 22 reviews).

St. Elizabeth Physicians

• St. Elizabeth Physicians employs about 2,089 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of beds or admissions.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• St. Elizabeth Physicians is rated 3.8 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "excellent supportive community of physicians, responsive administration, great patient base," while the cons include "long hours and heavy administrative load."

University of Cincinnati Physicians

• University of Cincinnati Physicians employs about 1,726 people. It has 558 staffed beds.
• It had 5,373 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• The University of Cincinnati Physician is rated 3.6 out of 5 by employees. The pros for working here include "caring about their employees" while the cons include the fact that "staffing is poor at times."

Bon Secours Mercy Health

• Bon Secours Mercy Health employs about 1,200 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of beds or admissions.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Bon Secours Mercy Health is rated 3.4 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include really enjoying "the work environment" (in 9 reviews) and "Bon Secours Mercy Health Mission" (in 8 reviews).
• The cons include for working here include "closing of offices that came with the merger were disheartening" (in 12 reviews) and "quickly changing with Bon Secours, Mercy Health merger" (in 7 reviews).

5) Memphis

Regional One Health

• Regional One Health employs about 4,208 people. It has 337 staffed beds.
• It had 1,038 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Regional One Health is rated 3.2 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "great health benefits are offered to employees" (in 7 reviews) and "great place to work" (in 7 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "handling unsafe patient loads very quickly" (in 5 reviews) and "we are always short-staffed and underpaid" (in 3 reviews).

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto

• Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto employs about 2,188 people. It has 329 staffed beds.
• It had 6,511 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Baptist Memorial Hospital - Desoto is rated 3.3 out of 5 by employees. The pros for working here include "nice employees" and good emergency rooms.
• The cons of working here include the fact that the place is "always understaffed."

Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.

• Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc. employs about 1,654 people. It has about 1,400 staffed beds in the metro-Memphis area.
• There's no data around the organization's number of admissions.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc. is rated 3.5 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include the fact that Baptist Memorial Medical Group "is a great company with great benefits" (in 22 reviews) and "Baptist foundation's new state of the art facility" (in 22 reviews).
• Several employees say there are no cons at all for working here because "Baptist is great No Complaints whatsoever" (in 20 reviews)
• A few employees complain of "no growth opportunities if you aren't a nurse" (in 16 reviews).

NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital-Jonesboro, Inc.

• NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital-Jonesboro, Inc. employs about 1,718 people. It has 204 staffed beds.
• It had 4,762 Medicare inpatient admissions in FY 2020.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital-Jonesboro, Inc. is rated 3.9 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "great company with great benefits" (in 22 reviews).
• The cons for working here include "growth opportunities."

Baptist Memorial Health Care

• Baptist Memorial Health Care employs about 1,654 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of beds or admissions.
• There's no information on their staff retention and recruitment efforts.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Baptist Memorial Health Care is rated 3.5 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include "great company with great benefits" (in 22 reviews).
• The cons of working here include limited growth opportunities.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

• Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare employs about 1,454 people.
• There's no data around the organization's number of beds or admissions.
• Some employees feel that there are no staff retention bonuses or significant salary increases, which is always 2% per annum.

Review of Public Conversation Regarding Employment

• Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is rated 3.9 out of 5 by employees.
• The pros for working here include the fact that "behind the scenes, Methodist really believes in the team approach to helping our patients" (in 30 reviews) and "great environment and great benefits" (in 22 reviews).
• The cons for working here include the fact that the place is "short-staffed, no cafeteria at night" (in 14 reviews) and "no downsides to working at Methodist" (in 13 reviews).

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