Broadway House Recognized as Outstanding Employer

	Philip Kirschner, NJBIA President and J. Barton Luedke, Chairman, NJBIA Board of Trustees present James Gonzalez, CEO of Broadway House with the Award of Excellence as an Outstanding Employer.
	Management staff from Broadway House join James Gonzalez, CEO, to celebrate the organization's recognition as an Outstanding Employer at the NJBIA Awards for Excellence Program on October 19, 2004.

Broadway House for Continuing Care, New Jersey's only specialized care facility for people living with HIV/AIDS, recently earned the New Jersey Business & Industry Association's (NJBIA) Award for Excellence in the Outstanding Employer category. The Awards for Excellence recognizes New Jersey organizations for creating jobs, protecting the environment, outstanding human resources management and exceptional public service.

"NJBIA's Awards for Excellence are a celebration of all that is good about New Jersey business," said NJBIA President Philip Kirschner. "Winners create jobs and strengthen our economy. They provide good salaries and benefits for their employees. They find innovative solutions and improve the environment. And, like Broadway House for Continuing Care, they devote their time and effort to make their communities better."

The NJBIA award follows Broadway House's national Circle of Life Award, which recognized the facility for its outstanding programs that improve the care of patients near the end of life or with life-threatening conditions. The national Circle of Life award is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, N.J and are sponsored by the American Hospital Association, the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, the American Medical Association and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

"Broadway House dedicates itself wholeheartedly to providing a caring environment for all those who live and work here," said James Gonzalez, MPH, CHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Broadway House. "We are particularly proud to be honored with the NJBIA Award for Excellence in the Outstanding Employer category."

Continued Gonzalez, "A day in the life of a health care provider in a nursing home is, at best, challenging. The work is physically and emotionally demanding, the hours are long, and the wages are often low when compared to the work performed.

In fact, employee turnover rate for nursing homes is 93% compared to the average labor turnover rate of 10%. For the last two years, the employee retention rate at Broadway House has zoomed. Last quarter, the turnover rate was only 4%. Compared to the national rate of 93%, this is remarkable."

Gonzalez credits Broadway House's success as an "Outstanding Employer" to program focused specifically on employee development and retention. The multi-component initiative, put in place two years ago, seeks to achieve multiple goals, including: prevention of employee burnout, reduction in employee turnover, enhanced employee expertise, support for employees' families that helps them live better lives, and improvements to the work environment.

Broadway House for Continuing Care serves 360 residents with HIV/AIDS annually. Broadway House was opened in 1995 by a consortium of five hospitals in the city of Newark, New Jersey. It is New Jersey's only specialized nursing care facility for people living with HIV/AIDS. Broadway House embraces the long-term care for people with HIV. More than a house, it is "home" to residents with AIDS.

Broadway House For Continuing Care - 298 Broadway Newark, New Jersey 07104 - (973) 268-9797