Cottage Health 2020 Culture Audit

A Testimonial of Gratitude NEW: “Without the financial support, many nursing students – myself included – would not be able to chase and achieve our goals of becoming nurses. Your generous gift has been meaningful both financially and emotionally with much needed financial support and a great boost of confidence. It’s amazing to me what is possible when drive and direction come together. Nursing school has been transformative. My education extended beyond the classroom to clinical rotations and volunteer work. These experiences taught me about the transforming power of the ‘little things’ like respect, attentiveness, a simple conversation, an empathetic gesture. I came to realize these aren’t ‘little’ at all. In fact, they are a critical component of quality health care. I feel a deep level of gratitude for the faculty at CSUCI and my nurse preceptors at Cottage. They have helped shape my future practice as a nurse by constantly inspiring confidence and independence. Nursing represents more than just a fulfilling career of helping others; it is who I am. Caregiving is and will always be my way of life.” – Taylor Carson, BS (2013), BSN (2019) Cottage’s Most Valuable Asset: Our Employees NEW: We encourage our employees to continue growing professionally and keep reaching for their dreams. We care about them and want them to be fulfilled and inspired, so we have created a number of programs to support them as they further their education. We see proof that these programs work. In 2018, 92% of employees said that Cottage “is a great place to work,” and that sentiment was further demonstrated in Cottage Health being named one of Fortune’s “Best Places to Work in Healthcare.” 6.30 How does your company help employees discover and develop their talents, challenge themselves professionally, manage their careers, and/or enhance their personal growth? 86/119 Start | Contents | Highlights | Business Description | Hiring & Welcoming | Inspiring | Speaking | Listening | Thanking | Developing | Caring | Celebrating | Sharing • Developing 6.30