Dardanelle | Employees: 156 | Industry: Health care
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center has transformed in recent years, emerging from uncertain times to become a high‑performing, community‑driven hospital. Since aligning with the Conway Regional Medical System, the hospital has raised employee engagement scores to the 94th-percentile nationwide, according to survey platform Press Ganey.
One of the reasons for the high engagement is the nonprofit hospital’s commitment to the community. Dardanelle Regional is deeply involved in outreach to the local Hispanic community, supporting cultural festivals and inclusive health fairs while also recruiting bilingual staff to ensure their workforce reflects the community and care can meet local needs.
Dardanelle Regional is also responsive to its existing workforce, which skews female. The hospital’s benefits include paid maternity leave and a unique 10% reimbursement for a new mother’s breast pump of choice. A robust in-house wellness program that includes fitness incentives and caregiver support helps staff manage the physical and emotional demands of the health care field, while the annual $1,000 Exceptional Performer bonuses for the top 10% of staff keep employees focused on improvement.
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