Appalachian Regional Healthcare Reviews

Pros

Small Town environment, co-workers are like family.

Cons

Short staffing leads to mandations.

Advice to Management

Look for ways to improve staff retention and attract new employees.

Pros

nothing good about this company. run.. don't even think of getting a job here. a very toxic environment. especially with management.

Cons

vindictive, and punitive. they will go after your license. it is whom you know not what you know. so backward in everything including the way the hospital is managed.

Advice to Management

listen to your staff. the worst place to work. better to be unemployed than work in this place. the locals hate this hospital. Managers don't even have a bachelors degree. so how do you expect this place to work?

Pros

Close knit company and offer room for advancement

Cons

Compensation for management staff is low for some positions

Advice to Management

When promoting from within, increase compensation to same level you would have to pay someone joining the company from outside the company

Pros

Standardized pay grades and raises, you know what you will be making based on your qualifications.

Cons

Not enough staff in almost all departments. This leaves staff stressed and in a bad mood and does not promote a good work environment, in addition to decreasing patient care.

Advice to Management

You are an expanding company, understand that with the increase in patient load you will need to increase staff to compensate for this.

Pros

Great coworkers, steady and stable company, benefits are okay. You could do much worse in Eastern KY.

Cons

Pay is horrifyingly low. It isn't anywhere near similar to pay in Lexington. Further, if they figure out you are competent you will do your job and many others as well. It has a tendency to balloon. That further complicates the fact that you are already underpaid. Frustration just builds and builds. Old school mentality. It definitely depends on who you know if you want to get ahead. Also how you look and present...

Advice to Management

Talent and hard work should be rewarded. There is a lot of glory stealing by administration. Look deeper. Really learn your business and those people in the lower positions. I think you will find extremely dedicated people but this company could definitely use a shakeup. You have a lot of unproductive, dead weight. Then there are extremely dedicated hard working people that are not rewarded. It is very frustrating...

Pros

ARH is usually reasonable when it comes to family needs.

Cons

Management does not consult with staff regarding decisions. Implementation of new procedures is not thought out. The hiring process can be selective and biased.

Advice to Management

Listen to your staff. Put people in positions that know the position. Don't hire by education only.

Pros

Health insurance, friendly staff, great incentive rewards

Cons

Pay isn't all that great and too long between pay raises.

Pros

Insurance was good, many locations

Cons

Terrible leadership, advance by relationships rather than performance, toxic workplace

Advice to Management

Place good people in management or declines will continue