In 2005, the Teddy honors went out to Catholic Healthcare West in the nonprofit category and Hospital Corporation of America in the for-profit category.
Crafting a cohesive workers' comp program to cover 300 operating units and nearly 200,000 employees has been a daunting task, to say the least. Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corp. of America has done just that by staying focused.
After taking a painful hit from unchecked comp costs, Catholic Healthcare West made a commitment to doing things in a new way. Now workers' comp isn't just another department to be managed, it's a core part of how the organization is run.