DUNN — Harnett Health, officials there said, is thrilled to announce that is it one of only 20 recipients of the Advisory Board Employee Engagement initiative’s 2012 Excellence in Engagement Award. The award honors U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems exhibiting extraordinary levels of positive workforce engagement. The award recognizes Harnett Health for cultivating a workforce of highly motivated, productive employees who are loyal and committed to the organization’s success.

“This is exciting and momentum building news,” said Sondra Davis, Harnett Health’s vicepresident of Human Resources and System Development. “Harnett Health works to foster positive, employee engagement, encourages team building and supports personal and professional employee development. We are so happy that our employees are engaged in their daily work and the overall growth and development of our healthcare system.”

Recipients of the Excellence in Engagement Award were selected from the Advisory Board’s healthcare-specific database, comprised of industry-leading hospitals and health systems throughout the nation. Winners not only demonstrated exceptional levels of engagement among employees, but they also maintained extremely low levels of disengagement. Congratulations to all of our employees who make Harnett Health a best-in-class place to work!

About Harnett Health

Harnett Health is a private, not-for-profit health care organization based in Dunn, N.C. The healthcare system encompasses a network of facilities throughout Harnett and Johnston Counties. Founded in 1937, Betsy Johnson Hospital has more than 100 credentialed physicians and more than 750 employees. The 101-bed, full-service hospital located in Dunn, N.C. anchors the system which includes out-patient rehab/wellness centers in Benson, N.C. and Dunn, N.C., a breast cancer center and cardiac rehabilitation services in Dunn, N.C., and five medical practices: Angier Medical Services, Dunn Medical Services, Lillington Medical Services, Harnett OB/GYN and Premiere Pediatrics. Harnett Health will open Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington, N.C. on January 18, 2013 at 7 a.m. For more information, visit www.harnetthealth.org.