North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health Raise Minimum Base Wage
December 21, 2020Categories: PRESS RELEASE
Tags: Featured
North Kansas City Hospital and its subsidiary, Meritas Health, are increasing their minimum base wage to $15 per hour, effective late December 2020. In an employee Town Hall last week, NKCH and Meritas Health President and CEO Stephen L. Reintjes Sr., MD, explained this change stems from the organization’s commitment to create a more diverse, inclusive and equitable workforce.
“We value all our employees and the incredible work they do on behalf of those we serve,” Dr. Reintjes Sr. said. “Providing a more equitable minimum base wage is the right thing to do.”
NKCH and Meritas Health employees, including patient care technicians, transporters, receptionists, dietary and environmental services workers, and other staff at the hospital and Meritas Health locations, will benefit from this wage increase.
“Throughout the pandemic, employees from every corner of our organization stepped up to care for those who needed it most,” Dr. Reintjes Sr. said. “This minimum base wage increase is one way we’re stepping up to care for our NKCH and Meritas Health family.”
The minimum base wage increase will be permanent, reflecting the organization’s desire to maintain its regional reputation as an Employer of Choice.
About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
For more than 60 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and 550 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neurosciences, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.
Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet®designation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
- The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, and Primary Stroke Center
Our oncology partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides patients with access to clinical trials and state-of-the-art radiation therapy.
Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in 10 procedures and conditions and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers, ranking NKCH the top midsize hospital and health system in the Kansas City area and No. 148 midsize company in the nation.
Each year NKCH serves more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.