When your mission is to redefine patient care and the way it is provided, you’ll need to work differently. We’re relentless in seeking new and better ways to bring compassionate, life-changing care to more people – every day. We foster a culture that encourages and expects big breakthroughs. It’s not a typical 9-to-5 job. You’ll be empowered to push boundaries, question assumptions and go the extra mile.
Our organization embodies a culture of C.A.R.E by by upholding the values and mission, while remaining committed to the wants and needs of our patients and customers.
We express it authentically and we believe that our culture – and our organization – is ours to shape.
We worked with over 2,000 of our employees to shape our employee promise. It’s our expression of who we are, what we do and what we expect of our people. In turn, it also talks about what they can expect from us.
Our promise is by the people, for the people. A powerful statement of intent. It’s us on our best day and us every day. It’s only right that you hear it from them.
Our values illustrate how we live our promises everyday. They’re at the heart of Made for this and everything we do.
Every moment matters.
We’re passionate about caring for our patients, our communities and each other, keeping everyone safe and well.
We never settle.
We’re pioneers, always curious in our everyday tasks and our quest to shape the future of health care.
It’s our ambitious spark that changes lives.
We seek integrity and excellence, while taking every opportunity to spread our wings and redefine what it means to work in health care.
We rely on each other.
We couldn’t do it on our own, and trust each other to perform seamlessly as one.
We are all unique.
We stand united, proud and respectful, always celebrating our differences.
Every moment matters.
We’re passionate about caring for our patients, our communities and each other, keeping everyone safe and well.
We never settle.
We’re pioneers, always curious in our everyday tasks and our quest to shape the future of health care.
It’s our ambitious spark that changes lives.
We seek integrity and excellence, while taking every opportunity to spread our wings and redefine what it means to work in health care.
We rely on each other.
We couldn’t do it on our own, and trust each other to perform seamlessly as one.
We are all unique.
We stand united, proud and respectful, always celebrating our differences.
Our people are all about going above and beyond to deliver the finest care possible. Our President’s Award recognizes those who go even further. Presented personally by our President and CEO, Michael Dowling at a gala event, the annual President’s Award celebrates those individuals and teams who represent the very best of Northwell Health. Take a look at our 2017 winners.
To encourage healthy choice and habits to our staff, we’ve launched an extensive wellness program with challenges designed by our employees throughout many of our hospitals, practices and corporate sites. See what a difference it has made.
Northwell Health Targets*: Physical activity, healthy diet, improved sleep, and musculoskeletal/backs
* based on Northwell Health claims data
1,115 lbs lost by pre-diabetic employees at NSUH in the Omada Pilot
Two SEUI committees focused on improving the health & wellness of our labor represented employees
At the sites: 132 wellness liaisons, 10 stairwell campaigns, 49 workshops completed, 25 workshops planned
90% of employees feel a healthy lifestyle is encouraged
Wellness received most “comments” on NorthwellLife
Food environment transformed
Increase in nut and fruit snack sales
Reduction in use of deep fryers
Increase in water and seltzer sales
Decrease in sugary drink sales
Corporate catering offering healthy menu options
Northwell Health Targets*: Physical activity, healthy diet, improved sleep, and musculoskeletal/backs
* based on Northwell Health claims data
1,115 lbs lost by pre-diabetic employees at NSUH in the Omada Pilot
Two SEUI committees focused on improving the health & wellness of our labor represented employees
At the sites: 132 wellness liaisons, 10 stairwell campaigns, 49 workshops completed, 25 workshops planned
90% of employees feel a healthy lifestyle is encouraged
Wellness received most “comments” on NorthwellLife
Food environment transformed
Increase in nut and fruit snack sales
Reduction in use of deep fryers
Increase in water and seltzer sales
Decrease in sugary drink sales
Corporate catering offering healthy menu options
Northwell Health Targets*: Physical activity, healthy diet, improved sleep, and musculoskeletal/backs
* based on Northwell Health claims data
1,115 lbs lost by pre-diabetic employees at NSUH in the Omada Pilot
Two SEUI committees focused on improving the health & wellness of our labor represented employees
At the sites: 132 wellness liaisons, 10 stairwell campaigns, 49 workshops completed, 25 workshops planned
90% of employees feel a healthy lifestyle is encouraged
Wellness received most “comments” on NorthwellLife
Food environment transformed
Increase in nut and fruit snack sales
Reduction in use of deep fryers
Increase in water and seltzer sales
Decrease in sugary drink sales
Corporate catering offering healthy menu options
Leadership rally
At Northwell Health, our single focus is to make health care better. We’re relentless in our dedication to enhance the quality, improve the safety and elevate the delivery of care —all with the goal of transforming the health of the communities we serve.
Through our Leadership Rally, we’re engaging and inspiring leaders at Northwell Health to foster and grow our unique culture that enables us to make health care the best it can be. When people are inspired to reach higher and achieve more, amazing things happen.
The Leadership Rally is part of how we uphold our promise to go the extra mile, for our patients and each other. It’s our dedication to continue to grow our employees, through inspiration, innovation, and challenges. It’s our way of “inspiring colleagues to innovate, communicate, and collaborate to serve patients and improve people’s lives.” – Dr. Kevin Tracy.
MyRecognition
Our people are made for delivering exceptional patient and customer experiences. Our myRecognition program provides a way to recognize those who exceed our expectations in these areas:
The myRecognition platform is an engaging and easy-to-navigate tool for leaders and colleagues to recognize their teams, peers, and build awareness around success stories across the organization. This program aims to standardize Northwell Health’s rewards and recognition practices, and be seen for our outstanding commitment to and delivery of Northwell Health’s mission, vision and Culture of C.A.R.E.
Healthcare Recognition days
When it comes to healthcare excellence, our people are Made for this. That’s why we do everything we can during National Nurses Week to recognize, reward, complement, commend, honor, praise, salute, spoil and just plain celebrate them.
Over the past 33 years, Make-A-Wish Metro New York has granted the wishes of over 1,500 children treated at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. We’re proud to maintain this strong partnership as we engage in dedicated fundraising efforts to continue lifting this lives of children in the communities we serve.
Learn more about this partnership
We’re made for redefining the future of health care. That demands people with a passion for innovation. We seek those who are never satisfied with settling and who aren’t afraid to question assumptions as they strive to continually advance the state-of-the-art in exceptional patient care. See some of our extraordinary innovation this year that our employees created.
Our people are doing amazing things. Our organization is always on the move. If you want to keep up with all we’ve got going on , you’ll want to check out our blogs.
Our people are doing amazing things. Our organization is always on the move. If you want to keep up with all we’ve got going on , you’ll want to check out our blogs.
