Citizens Memorial Hospital | Vitality | Spring 2022

citizensmemorial.com 5 CMH/CMH Foundation make wage adjustments Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation established a new minimum wage of $12.65 starting November 2021. The multimilliondollar investment in wages for CMH/CMH Foundation employees was on top of the merit increases employees received in October. The new rates are designed to be market competitive after applying experience factors. These changes also increased the pay ceilings for many positions across the organization and allow for greater opportunities of future wage improvements. All individuals’ pay rates were reviewed and rate increases were applied for positions that were below market competitiveness. Almost 70% of CMH employees received a portion of this market adjustment. In addition to the new base rate increases, CMH implemented revised salary schedules for applicants/ new hires that included credit for prior work experience up to 3% per year of experience (10 years max credit). The change allows CMH to be more competitive with wages by giving credit for relevant work experience. CMH continues to provide free health and dental insurance options to full-time employees, an employerpaid term life insurance policy, matched savings plan and profit-sharing plan, employee health and wellness program, and paid time off. Additionally, employees receive at no cost group long-term disability coverage after one year of employment. Aim for Excellence Award Citizens Memorial Hospital was one of two Missouri health care organizations recognized with the 2021 Aim for Excellence Award by the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA). The award recognizes progress toward the Triple Aim—better health, improved care and lower cost. The awards were announced at MHA’s 99th annual convention. CMH was recognized for its monoclonal antibody infusion program, which was central to its COVID-19 response and strategy to reduce the need for hospitalization and improve outcomes for patients with COVID-19. To date, CMH has provided monoclonal antibodies to 1,207 patients. To learn more about this honor, visit bit.ly/3BTxl5E. CMH NEWS TIME TO TEE UP! The 32nd annual Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation Medical Excellence Golf Classic, presented by SGC Foodservice, is scheduled for Thursday, June 2. The classic is an 18-hole, four-person scramble at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club in Bolivar. All monies raised go to the Medical Excellence Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to individuals from CMH’s eight-county service area who are working toward careers in health care. Upon completion of their education, Medical Excellence recipients return to work at CMH. To date, the fund has provided more than $2.5 million in assistance to more than 400 students. The tournament will feature two shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Each player will receive a gift bag, grab-and-go breakfast, lunch, snacks, range balls, and complimentary Coca-Cola products. Green fees and cart rentals are included in the entry fee. Each player also will be entered into course contests, and mulligans are available at $40 per team. Prizes for first, second, third and fourth place finishes will be awarded in four flights. There is a maximum of 55 teams, and spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To make a donation or register a team for the tournament, contact Wren Hall, Director of Community Relations, at 417-328-6318 or register online at cmhbolivar.info/Golf2022. Jon D. Doolittle, president and CEO of the Missouri Hospital Association, presented CMH with the Aim for Excellence Award in November 2021. »

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