Healthiest Employees: 150-499 Employees | #9. Pawtucket Credit Union
CEO (or equivalent): George J. Charette III, CEO and president
Number of employees: 230
Pawtucket Credit Union takes a top-to-bottom approach to making sure wellness is a main priority at the company, with a commitment that starts at the top.
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While the employees are working out, they can see the executive leadership team taking part in the company’s wellness program offerings, too. Both the CEO and the chief financial officer run and work out in the fitness center. The message of the importance of staying healthy is stressed throughout the company.
Having a self-funded health insurance program means company leadership stresses health care cost containment.
The board of directors charged the company with making wellness part of the credit union’s strategic plan. The goal is to improve employees’ health to benefit everyone at Pawtucket Credit Union. With that in mind, the company has dedicated a healthy budget for wellness, stressing the importance of staying fit to the employees and how it benefits the entire company.
A healthy thought:
‘Providing our employees with the tools to improve their health… benefits everyone.’
Karen Blodgett Assistant vice president, human resources, Pawtucket Credit Union
