Louisiana Healthcare Connections Named a Best Place to Work in Baton Rouge for the Third Year in a Row

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Oct 11, 2017, 11:26 ET

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Louisiana Healthcare Connections has been named one of the 2017 Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge. This is the third consecutive year that Louisiana Healthcare Connections has achieved this recognition in the Large Companies category.

"I said it last year, and I'll say it again: you are who you hire. Louisiana Healthcare Connections is a Best Place to Work because it's full of the best people to work with," said Jamie Schlottman, Plan President and CEO. "Congratulations to our employees, especially the Employee Engagement Team, for making this a fun, rewarding and successful company."

The Best Places to Work awards are dedicated to identifying and recognizing companies that exemplify what it means to truly care about employees. With offices in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Covington, Louisiana Healthcare Connections has more than 500 employees across the state, with 332 working from its Baton Rouge headquarters. These employees are given a key decision-making role in the company's structure through a unique employee engagement program. The company's Employee Engagement Committee, recognition programs and birthday cake happy hours are among the factors highlighted in the success of its workplace culture.

"After the flood last fall, it wasn't the easiest year in Louisiana. But with the support that this company showed us and the way everyone pulled together… it's pretty obvious that we're a Best Place to Work," said Heather Sweeney, Employee Engagement Committee chair. "This company and the people who work here are amazing."

Companies are selected as a Best Place to Work based on a combination of workplace policies, practices and demographics (worth 25 percent) and a survey of employees measuring the employee experience (worth 75 percent).

The 2017 winners and rankings were announced on Oct. 11, 2017, at a ceremony hosted by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, the Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management and Best Companies Group.

About Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Established to deliver quality healthcare through local, regional and community-based partners, Louisiana Healthcare Connections is a Healthy Louisiana plan headquartered in Baton Rouge. Louisiana Healthcare Connections exists to improve the health of its members through focused, compassionate and coordinated care. For more information, visit LouisianaHealthConnect.com.

About Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge
This survey and awards program was created in 2014 to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Baton Rouge, benefiting its economy, its workforce and businesses. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Baton Rouge and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final rankings. For more information on the survey process for the Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge program, visit BestPlacestoWorkBR.com or contact Best Companies Group at 1-877-455-2159.

SOURCE Louisiana Healthcare Connections