GEORGETOWN, SC – Studies show that healthy employees are more engaged employees. For its commitment to employee partner wellness, fitness and satisfaction, Tidelands Health has been named a Platinum-Level Fit-Friendly Worksite.
This marks the seventh consecutive year Tidelands Health has earned the prestigious recognition from the American Heart Association.
“An expansive wellness program that helps our employee partners have healthier, longer lives is one of the best benefits we can provide,” said Jan Harper, Tidelands Health senior vice president and chief human relations officer. “From physical activity and healthy nutrition options to rewarding our employee partners for adopting healthy habits, we believe wellness not only benefits our employee partners but also shows our patients and visitors that, on every level, we’re committed to our guiding purpose, ‘Better health begins here.’ “
To enhance employee partner health and wellness, Tidelands Health has developed a program to encourage employee partners to improve their health through exercise, better nutrition and quitting smoking. The initiative has resulted in better health and reduced health care costs for Tidelands Health and employee partners.
According to the American Heart Association, U.S. employers are losing an estimated $225.8 billion a year because of health care expenses and health-related losses in productivity, and those numbers are rising. Employers face $12.7 billion in annual medical expenses due to obesity alone. The American Heart Association is working to change corporate cultures by motivating employees to start walking, which has the lowest dropout rate of any physical activity.
