Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Recognized on “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” List

MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (March 15, 2024) – Saint Joseph Mount Sterling has earned a place on the "Best Places to Work in Kentucky" list for the first time. Each year, the list identifies and recognizes Kentucky’s best employers. Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is one of 31 businesses making the list of top medium-sized employers, which includes businesses with 150-499 employees.

“We take great pride in earning this recognition,” said John Yanes, president, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling. “Our team is devoted to cultivating an exceptional workplace environment not only for each other but also for the benefit of our patients.”

The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management (KYSHRM) host the annual Best Places to Work initiative. This is the 20th Annual Best Places to Work in Kentucky program – a multi-year initiative designed to motivate and inspire companies throughout the commonwealth to focus, measure and move their workplace environments toward excellence. 

Companies are selected based on an assessment of their employee policies, procedures, and the results of an internal employee survey. Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is one of six facilities or groups from CHI Saint Joseph Health to earn recognition on the list. The others are CHI Saint Joseph Health Partners, Continuing Care Hospital in Lexington, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington and Saint Joseph London.

The winners and their final rankings will be announced at an awards dinner on Thursday, June 13, at the Central Bank Center in Lexington. For more details about Best Places to Work in Kentucky, visit https://www.bestplacestoworkkentucky.com/.

 About CHI Saint Joseph Health

CHI Saint Joseph Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, is one of the largest and most comprehensive health systems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with 100 locations in 20 counties, including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes, home health agencies and an ambulatory Care Center. The hospitals in CHI Saint Joseph Health are Flaget Memorial Hospital, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Jessamine, Saint Joseph London, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, and Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East. In total, the health system serves patients in 35 counties statewide. CHI Saint Joseph Health is dedicated to providing a wide array of services toward a goal of building a healthier future for all. CHI Saint Joseph Health embodies a strong mission and faith-based heritage and works through local partnerships to expand access to care in the communities it serves.

About Saint Joseph Mount Sterling

Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is a 42-bed community hospital located in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Established in 1918, the facility serves residents of Montgomery, Bath, Menifee, Powell and Rowan counties. An investment of $60 million opened the current facility in 2011.

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