Contact: Richard P.
Gulla
rgulla@mms.org
781-434-7101
Boston, Mass. -- May 28, 2004 -- The Massachusetts Medical
Society (MMS), the statewide nonprofit association of physicians, has
been named by the Boston Business Journal
(BBJ) as one of the Top 50 Best Places to Work in
Massachusetts in the newspaper’s second annual statewide awards
program. The award recognizes the company’s achievements in
creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees
through a combination of benefits, working conditions, and company
culture.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
with regional offices in Boston, Lakeville and Holyoke, was one of 140
companies to qualify for consideration. It made the list based on the
strength of its benefits and programs and employee evaluations. The
organization has approximately 400 employees working in membership
services, professional development, medical education, advocacy,
publishing, and related services.
The Society, in fact, was ranked among the top 10 companies, at
number six, and was the highest-rated health care organization among
seven that were honored. The other Massachusetts health care
organizations making the list: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts,
Hallmark Health, Winchester Hospital, New England Baptist Hospital,
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and Private Healthcare Systems,
Inc.
MMS Executive Vice President Corinne Broderick, a 20-year veteran
with the organization who served the Society in several capacities prior
to becoming its executive vice president in 2001, said “Our
physician leaders and employees have always known that the Medical
Society is a special place to work. To be recognized for that by a
publication of the stature of the Boston Business Journal is very
gratifying and a wonderful honor.”
“We’re proud to be in such elite company with other
major employers in the region, especially with other leaders in the
health care industry.” Broderick paid special recognition to the
Society’s Human Resources Department, led by Theresa Sciarappa,
for its efforts that culminated in this award.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, founded in 1781, is the oldest
continuously operating medical society in the country and has a mission
of educating and advocating for physicians and patients throughout the
state. Best known as the publisher of the New England Journal of
Medicine, one of the world’s leading medical journals, the
Society also publishes the Journal Watch publications, a
family of 10 newsletters focusing on individual medical specialties. It
also conducts a wide variety of Continuing Medical Education programs
and other professional development services its 18,000 physician members
and other health care professionals throughout the state.
The Boston Business Journal launched its Best Places to Work survey
project in February in a direct mailing to over 3,000 human resource
managers across the state, along with e-mail and fax announcements,
phone calls and advertisements in the paper and on the web site.
“For the second year in a row, our results validate how the
creation of the right work environment can create powerful business
advantages,” said George Donnelly, Boston Business Journal editor.
“Employees are proud to work for companies that are about more
than just business.”
Companies were evaluated on two kinds of information collected. Each
completed a questionnaire about retirement plans, health insurance,
profit sharing or stock options, performance-based reviews, employee
training, paternity leave, and perks such as parking, child care,
subsidized transportation or tuition reimbursement.
Ten or more employees then answered questionnaires that addressed
such factors as their pride in the company, company encouragement,
support and recognition of achievement, and relationships with coworkers
and supervisors. Other questions asked about favorite and least favorite
things about the company. The results were analyzed and scored by
assigning points to each question.
The Massachusetts Medical Society, with 18,000 physicians and
student members, is dedicated to educating and advocating for the
physicians and patients of Massachusetts. Founded in 1781, the MMS is
the oldest continuously operating medical society in the country. The
Society owns and publishes The New England Journal of Medicine, the
Journal Watch family of professional newsletters, AIDS Clinical
Care, and produces HealthNews, a consumer health publication.
