Sanford continues to disappoint - Physician Sanford Health Employee Review

1.0
Feb 16, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The staff are great. Doctors, nurses, all professional staff, and even the custodians, cooks, and maintenance people are great, work hard. Unfortunately, they aren't valued by the non-doctors who run this "non-profit" business.

Cons

Where to start? At Sanford, it's a "my way or the highway" attitude from the C-suite. No doctors are making decisions about running this business. It has a bloated administration. Can you count how many VPs they have?? It has to be over 50...there are 6 in public relations alone. All of these people spend 100% of their day dreaming up new rules for the doctors and nurses to comply with. MDs and nurses are totally beleaguered. Also, how can they possibly be considered a "non-profit?" They just spent millions of dollars on lawyers and lobbyists in Pierre, trying to get a law passed that says that they will not have to comply with the "any willing provider" law, passed in our state last year, even though every other insurance company in the state is complying. Arrogance and too much money to spend will be their undoing.

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Sanford Health Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. We’re glad to hear you felt supported and that our commitment to employee well-being stood out, along with the benefits offered. We appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback.
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There are no pros to working at Sunset Drive

Cons

High turn over rate for a reason. The management is horrendous above all else. Forces CNAs to work severely understaffed, sometimes alone to a 40 patient unit. They treat their employees like they are disposable and show absolutely zero appreciation unless you fall under their favoritism. Promote horrible employees whilst treating the good ones horribly. They expect you to throw your personal life away for the job. Will pick employees up during snow storms but expect them to find their own rides home in an attempt to trap them there to work a double shift when other staff inevitably don’t show up at shift change. They also offer hot meals for those who will stay overnight during predicted snow storms but those hot meals end up being a bag of goldfish and some gram crackers. They threaten to report evening employees for abandonment if they don’t work a double when overnights don’t show up at shift change. The work environment is borderline abusive and is extremely detrimental to a persons mental health. Management also has a tendency to sweep illegal doings under the rug and refuse to cooperate with police when it involves cases pertaining to their residents. Best advice I can give is to stay as far away from this place as possible. They do not care about you.

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Sanford Health Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your experience and the concerns you’ve raised. We take feedback regarding staffing, leadership, workplace culture, and employee well-being seriously, as creating a safe and supportive environment for both our team members and those in our care is a priority. We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective.
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