Geisinger named a Military Friendly Employer
New paid military leave benefit to support employees serving country
Under the new leave policy, service members employed by Geisinger will be paid for time at annual trainings, encampments and drills. Both part- and full-time employees employed by Geisinger for at least six months are eligible for the benefit.
“Geisinger recognizes the commitment and responsibility many of our employees have made to defending our country. This leave benefit and like programs further strengthens our commitment to them,” said J. Edward Hartle, M.D., a U.S. Air Force veteran and Geisinger’s executive vice president and chief medical officer. “We thank all veterans and active personnel for their service.”
Geisinger employs more than 650 veterans. In the past year, Geisinger hired more than 10 percent of all veteran applicants, and more than 3 percent of all new hires were veterans.
Along with the new paid leave, Geisinger developed veteran town hall events and VetNet, an employee resource group, to further meet the needs of veteran employees. Geisinger also created the veteran employment and training specialist position in 2018 to recruit, transition and retain veterans to the organization.
“We’ve worked to give all of our Geisinger family members a voice in our organization, including our military veterans and active personnel,” said Chris Grill, Geisinger’s veteran employment and training specialist and U.S. Army veteran. “Programs and benefits like this new paid leave that Geisinger has introduced allow our employees to better serve both our communities and country.”
As a Military Friendly Employer, Geisinger was evaluated using both public and government data sources with responses from a comprehensive survey by the organization. The list provides a comprehensive guide for veterans and their families.
The honor was given by VIQTORY, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that connects the military community with civilian opportunities.
To view the full list of Military Friendly Employers, visit www.militaryfriendly.com. To learn about Geisinger careers and veteran opportunities, visit jobs.geisinger.org.
About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
