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Our Difference Makers finalists recently joined our CEO on a humanitarian trip to Kenya. See how they made a difference abroad.
Category - Making a Difference
Making a difference in our community is an important part of what we do at CHG. And each year, we give employees the opportunity to give back to local non-profit organizations during our annual Making a Difference Week.
Every year we help millions of patients receive healthcare by placing doctors in the communities that need it most. Recently, our CompHealth locum tenens division made a difference in Salt Lake City by placing two providers in downtown's Fourth Street Clinic, a facility that specializes in treating the homeless.
“While staying in Kathmandu, an impoverished family invited me to their home for dinner,” recalls Grant Olsen, a copywriter at CHG. “They served me the food, then waited for me to finish so they could eat the leftovers. I asked them to join me, but they insisted on waiting. I was touched by their generosity and heartbroken by their destitute situation — and I made a commitment to help.”
Each year, we participate in the United Way’s Day of Caring, which brings together more than 4,000 volunteers representing 120 local companies to complete more than 130 one-day service projects.
Ten years ago, Jessica Kollman nearly lost her life. She was driving home from the gym and was hit head on by a drunk driver. But this accident actually changed her life for the better. See how.
Ricky's dream was to watch his brother compete in the 2016 Olympics, but finances were tight. His CHG family stepped in to make his dream come true.
CompHealth teams make a heartfelt gesture to keep a doctor's spirit alive and support a community in need.
“When I was 11 years old, I was critically burned in a car accident,” says CHG's Shawn Lamar. “Though I don’t recall many of the details, the support from strangers was tremendous." Hear how this experience shaped his future into a lifetime of giving back.
Back in September, Kevin Gidrey and his wife, Tasha, found out they were expecting a baby boy. Two weeks later, Tasha was diagnosed with cancer. Find out how Kevin's Weatherby family stepped in to help out.
“As a child, we had a lot of ups and downs,” shares CompHealth's Bre Kotter. Hear how her past struggles led to her dedication to helping others.
Earlier this year, CompHealth's Carrie Johnson and Dana Sirstins joined physicians and leaders from the American Academy of Family Physicians on a humanitarian trip to Haiti. See how they impacted the people there.
In early June, RNnetwork consultants and managers took the afternoon off — and headed to Florence Fuller Child Development Center, a nonprofit in Boca Raton, Fla., that offers affordable childcare and education for underprivileged kids.
“My only sibling was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 19, then again with colon cancer at age 41,” shares Weatherby Healthcare's Lynn Hannon. “Unfortunately, he lost his fight at the young age of 43.” Hear how this experience shaped her life.
When Joe Seitz, a client representative withCompHealth allied health staffing team, recently organized a blood drive at his office in Grand Rapids, Mich., he wasn’t asking others to do something he doesn’t do himself.
