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Arkansas Children's Hospital Named Among FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For 2010

Publication Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, AR. (Jan. 21, 2010) — FORTUNE announced Thursday that Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has been ranked  No. 85 on the 13^th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. The full list and related stories appear in the Feb. 8 issue of FORTUNE, available on newsstands on Monday, Jan. 25, and now at www.FORTUNE.com/bestcompanies.

This marks the third year that ACH has ranked among the nation’s best employers by FORTUNE. ACH is the only Arkansas-headquartered company that made the 2010 list. A driving factor for the companies on this year’s list is that they excel at creating jobs and hiring.

FORTUNE Deputy Managing Editor Hank Gilman said, “The most important considerations for this year’s list were hiring and the ways in which companies are helping their employees weather the recession. All 100 companies on our list are currently hiring, many of them aggressively, leading to more than 96,000 open job positions expected in the next year.”

To pick the 100 Best Companies, FORTUNE partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America. Two-thirds of a company’s score is based on the results of the Institute’s Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company.

The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about the management’s credibility, job satisfaction and camaraderie. The other third of the scoring is based on the company’s responses to the Institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring, communication and diversity.

“We are pleased that FORTUNE has seen in Arkansas Children’s Hospital the qualities that make it such a great place to work,” said ACH President and CEO Jonathan Bates, MD. “We are happy that our staff enjoys working at ACH, and their responses demonstrate our commitment to employee satisfaction. Best of all, our team members’ spirit and dedication lead to excellent care for the children of Arkansas.”

Any company that is at least seven years old with more than 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible for consideration for FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For. The deadline for applying for next year's list is April 2, 2010. For an online nomination form, go to www.greatplacetowork.com.

FORTUNE magazine is a global leader in business journalism with a worldwide circulation of more than 1 million and a readership of nearly 5 million, with major franchises including the FORTUNE 500 and the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For. FORTUNE Live Media extends the brand's mission into live events, hosting a wide range of annual conferences, including FORTUNE’s Most Powerful Women and the FORTUNE Global Forum. FORTUNE publishes English-language editions in Europe and Asia, and local-language editions in China and South Korea. FORTUNE magazine’s online home is CNNMoney.com, the most visited and utilized business destination website.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital is the only pediatric medical center in Arkansas and one of the largest in the United States serving children from birth to age 21. The campus spans 29 city blocks and houses 316 beds, a staff of approximately 500 physicians, 80 residents in pediatrics and pediatric specialties and more than 4,200 employees. The private, nonprofit healthcare facility boasts an internationally renowned reputation for medical breakthroughs and intensive treatments, unique surgical procedures and forward-thinking medical research - all dedicated to fulfilling our mission of enhancing, sustaining and restoring children's health and development. ACH, named three times as one of U.S. News & World Report’s best pediatric hospitals, also ranked No. 85 on the 2010 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®. For more information, visit www.archildrens.org

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