FAYETTEVILLE – Cape Fear Valley Health System has been named as the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace in the healthcare industry for 2010 by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
The list has been released annually since 2007 in order to recognize employers with the best adoption benefits in the nation. Rankings are based on financial assistance and paid leave for employees who are adopting a child. The list includes winners by size, category and an overall top 100.
In addition to ranking number one in the healthcare industry this year, Cape Fear Valley also ranks #70 in the overall top 100.
Cape Fear Valley achieved its rankings by providing its 5,000 employees with up to $3,000 per adoption for adoption-related expenses and 12 weeks paid leave. The amount is raised to $5,000 if the child has special needs.
To be eligible, employees must be full-time and have been employed with Cape Fear Valley at least a year. The adopted child must be under the age of 18 and not be related to the employee. Other restrictions apply.
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption was established in 1992 as a public charity, with the goal of finding loving homes for every child. The foundation’s creator, Dave Thomas, is the founder of the Wendy’s national fast food restaurant chain and the son of adoptive parents.
To learn more about the foundation and its annual list, please visit www.DaveThomasFoundation.org.
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- Cape Fear Valley Health System
- Cape Fear Valley is a 765-bed regional health system serving a six-county region of Southeastern North Carolina, with more than 935,000 patients annually. A private not-for-profit organization and the state’s 9th largest health system, it includes Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center and Bladen County Hospital.
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