UMC Physician Network Services was recently named as one of the Best Companies to
Work for in Texas 2011. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project
of TEXAS MONTHLY, the Texas Association of Business (TAB), the Texas State Council
of the Society for Human Resource Management (TSC-SHRM) and Best Companies Group.
This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and
honor the best places of employment in Texas. The Best Companies to Work for in
Texas 2011 list is made up of 100 companies. UMC PNS CEO Paul A. Acreman said, “It
is an honor to be included as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas and
to be recognized by these pro-business and pro-employee organizations. We have a
tremendous number of really great people working at Physician Network Services and
they make it a fantastic place to work. That’s good business. Now, everyone
knows it.”
Companies from across the state entered the two-part process to determine the Best
Companies to Work for in Texas. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated
company's workplace policies, practices, and demographics. This part of the process
was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of
an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process
was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined
the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall
registration and survey process in Texas and also analyzed the data and used their
expertise to determine the final rankings.
Since its inception in 1996, PNS has grown to 100 physicians and mid-level providers
representing all primary care specialties – family practice, family practice
with obstetrics, internal medicine, and pediatrics. PNS has associations with physicians
specializing in sub-specialties including allergy and immunology, obstetrics and
gynecology, gastroenterology, pediatric cardiology, radiation oncology, pediatric
development, obstetrics/gynecology, and podiatry.
PNS employs 450 health care professionals composed of nurses, ancillary services,
business and administrative staff. PNS has approximately 50 practice sites located
throughout Lubbock and the South Plains including community health centers, private
physician practices, and urgent care clinics open seven days a week. PNS operates
health clinics at two Lubbock United Supermarkets and at two Lubbock businesses.
Combined, these practices provide care to about 385,000 patients each year.
UMC Physician Network Services will be recognized and honored at the Best Companies
to Work for in Texas awards ceremony on Thursday, January 27, 2011 as part of the
Texas Association of Business 2011 Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. The rankings
will also be released in a special advertising section of the February 2011 issue
of TEXAS MONTHLY.
For more information on the Best Companies to Work for in Texas program, visit
www.BestCompaniesTX.com or contact
Jackie Miller at 877-455-2159.