By John George – Senior Reporter,
Philadelphia Business Journal
Jan 16,
2019, 4:29pm EST
Another
Philadelphia-area health system has raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Main
Line Health implemented the new minimum wage earlier this month for full-time,
part-time and per diem employees.
The
pay increase will benefit more than 1,200 employees, according to the
health system.
“Main
Line Health is dedicated to offering fair and equitable compensation to our
employees,” said Jack Lynch, the health system's president and
CEO, in a statement. “We are proud to join many of our industry peers across
the region in providing this pay increase to our staff. Every employee across
the system has a critical role within the organization, and this helps us to
demonstrate how much we value what each member of the team brings to the
overall patient experience."
Main
Line Health is the parent company for Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr
Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital and Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation
Hospital. The health system also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and
alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, which includes
skilled home health care, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health
Centers, which provide primary and specialty care and other outpatient
services; and the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical
research organization.
“We are
committed to being an employer of choice in our region, and continually review
market data to ensure we are offering competitive wages,” said Paul Yakulis, senior vice president of human
resources at Main Line Health. “Our goal is attract and retain top talent, and
we believe that this will help us to continue to do so across Main Line
Health.”
Other
area health systems to raise their minimum wage to at least $15 per hour during
the past two months are: Cooper University Health Care, Virtua, Jefferson
Health, Christiana Care Health System, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic and Lourdes
Health System.
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