{"id":115081,"date":"2022-12-10T11:26:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115081"},"modified":"2022-12-10T11:26:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:26:08","slug":"capital-blue-cross-wins-fifth-straight-best-places-to-work-in-pa-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115081","title":{"rendered":"Capital Blue Cross Wins Fifth Straight \u201cBest Places to Work in PA\u201d Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>PHOTO CAPTION:\u00a0<\/strong>Jodi Woleslagle, center,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Capital Blue Cross senior vice president of human resources, accepts Capital Blue Cross\u2019 Best Places to Work in PA award Thursday night. Capital finished 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0among large companies, and earned a spot on the prestigious list for a fifth straight year.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Health Insurer among Just 31 to Make State\u2019s Large-Company List<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>HARRISBURG<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Capital Blue Cross has been named one of the \u201cBest Places to Work in Pennsylvania\u201d for the fifth consecutive year, placing 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0among large companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo earn this award a fifth straight year is so significant because it is based entirely upon the comments and feedback from our employees\u2019 and demonstrates their commitment to our company,\u201d said Capital Blue Cross President and CEO Todd Shamash. \u201cThe past few years have brought unprecedented challenges \u2013 in our world, our industry, and our workplace \u2013 and I couldn\u2019t be prouder of our employees\u2019 ability to constantly adapt and go the extra mile to serve our members and our communities. It\u2019s good to know they have the same high regard for Capital that we have for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pandemic led Capital Blue Cross to reimagine and evolve its workplace. Many Capital employees now work remotely or have a hybrid work arrangement in which they are able to split their work time between the office and home. Capital keeps its employees connected through a variety of initiatives, including increased collaboration tools, monthly connection days and team building activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to once again be recognized among the Best Places to Work in PA,\u201d said Jodi Woleslagle, Capital Blue Cross senior vice president of human resources. \u201cWe see every day how hard our employees work to improve the health and well-being of our members and their communities. This honor tells us that our employees see how hard we are working to create an increasingly inclusive, diverse, and compassionate work culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capital was among just 31 large companies to make the cut when The Best Places to Work in PA rankings were announced this week. This year\u2019s list honors 120 employers in all, divided into small (15-99 employees), medium (100-249) and large (250-plus) categories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Places to Work in PA is a project of the Central Penn Business Journal in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) \u2013 PA State Council and Best Companies Group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>About Capital Blue Cross<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.capitalbluecross.com%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMDrapac%40abc27.com%7C64d2cbe894d741070d3208d88fb1ac61%7C9e5488e2e83844f6886cc7608242767e%7C0%7C0%7C637417340558102157%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=HS8TVxnoYzNklHkovsxbnW6CjhwN%2BexNm0DaYKokDg0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.capitalbluecross.com%252F%26data%3D04%257C01%257CMDrapac%2540abc27.com%257C64d2cbe894d741070d3208d88fb1ac61%257C9e5488e2e83844f6886cc7608242767e%257C0%257C0%257C637417340558102157%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DHS8TVxnoYzNklHkovsxbnW6CjhwN%252BexNm0DaYKokDg0%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1670775580744000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qKpSdLuuIW2EEQgRH3XRC\">Capital Blue Cross<\/a>\u00a0serves a 21-county region in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley by offering health insurance products, services and technology solutions that provide peace of mind and promote health and wellness for our members. We focus on simplifying and personalizing the healthcare experience and using innovative solutions \u2013 including patient-focused care models, actionable data, and digital health technologies \u2013 to create healthier lives and lower healthcare costs. Our Capital Blue Cross Connect health and wellness centers provide in-person service and inspiration to help people reach their health goals. Capital Blue Cross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJERRY REIMENSCHNEIDER<br \/>\nSenior Public Relations Specialist | Brand &amp; Market Strategy<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capbluecross.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.capbluecross.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOTO CAPTION:\u00a0Jodi Woleslagle, center,\u00a0Capital Blue Cross senior vice president of human resources, accepts Capital Blue Cross\u2019 Best Places to Work in PA award Thursday night. Capital finished 21st\u00a0among large companies, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=115081\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Capital Blue Cross Wins Fifth Straight \u201cBest Places to Work in PA\u201d Award<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blue-cross-best-places-to-work-pa.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115081"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=115081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/115082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=115081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=115081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=115081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}