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Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Announces Progressive Family Leave Policy

Employees Inspire New Policy That Includes Paid Leave For: Birth, Adoption, Serious Illness, Death of Family Member, Miscarriage or Care of Serviceman or Woman

SALT LAKE CITY (July 20, 2017) —Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals President & CEO John Lauck introduced a significant change to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals employee benefits today — the Family Leave policy, which encompasses paid leave for: birth of child, adoption, serious illness of employee or family member, death of family member, miscarriage and military duty or care for serviceman/woman.

“At Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals we value our employees. We also recognize that our employees have many different types of families and are at different stages in their lives,” said John Lauck, President & CEO. “The Family Leave policy is aimed at best serving all our employees and their families through a variety of life’s experiences.”

The Family Leave policy provides all Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals employees up to eight weeks of paid time off annually for any of the events listed above. The policy takes effect beginning immediately. This benefit is also in addition to the short- and long-term disability benefits that Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals offers its employees.

This policy change was brought forth by a group of largely millennial employees who identified that Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ benefits could better serve working parents.

“At Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals we have a cultural belief called ‘Speak Up, I’m Listening’” said Blair Janis, Senior Manager, Dance Marathon, who spearheaded the effort. “After speaking with many of my colleagues, we felt compelled to approach senior leadership about parental leave. A diverse and solution-oriented group worked together – and senior leadership listened. The result is an incredible employee benefit. We are proud to work at an organization where values align with action, and policy, in every way.”

The Family Leave policy complements a host of benefits available to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals employees including: 18.5 percent salary retirement contribution (without any matching requirement), flexible working hours (summer hours and half days before holidays), free soda and snacks at headquarters and generous medical and dental benefits. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals also receives highest ranking possible (four stars) from Charity Navigator; the organization has one of the lowest costs per dollar raised (6 cents), much lower than the industry average (20 cents).

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The organization has 175 employees who work in Utah and remotely in states across the United States.

About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity’s Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital and learn how you can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at CMNHospitals.org and facebook.com/CMNHospitals.