Health Management Associates Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Health Management Associates full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Job Security, co-workers, and ability to complete work

Cons – Outsourced EVS, new company has a different culture

Advice to Senior Management – Think of the little guy when making big decisions

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I work with some really great people in some of the departments. I love working with patients and taking care of their needs.

Cons – This hospital is run by management who care about the all mighty dollar. My job title is one title description, however I work 4 different jobs for the price of one. I am doing jobs that nurses should be doing and not registration. Upper management does not care about their employees-we work with poor equipment that only works half the time, one raise in the 4 years I have been here, and the employees who do hard a job do not get recognized. They changed our ins plan from cigna, which was decent, to humana where premiums went up, then they tell us to take the lesser plan because we will save money, but if you look at it, by doing so, you will benefiting them because HMA is out less money on deductibles and oop expense. Hours are constantly being cut, but they expect you to do a 40-50 hour week job in 32 hours or so which leave employees disgruntled ergo effects patient care. We have lost many good and valuable employees because of policy changes, poor management, and no offering of competitive wages. I was so proud when I first started to work for a HMA hospital, but when I here patients complain of the care and the quality of our hospital, I just hang my head.

Advice to Senior Management – The programs upper management creates like getting to great, actually follow that slogan. Hire management that cares and listens to employee input. Invest in some new equipment and tell your employees what a good job they are doing. I know if I was told every now and then what a great job I was doing or I meant something to this company, doing 4 jobs for the price of one and the lack of a raise wouldn't hurt so bad. Invest, invest, invest....Invest in your employees and hospital to give the best service possibe then you would see more productivity out of your employees and happier patients. Give us an incentive to want to come to work and actually happy to be here....

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates full-time

Pros – Will take new grads
70 hospitals nationwide and opportunities to transfer

Cons – Unloyal to employees
Poor patient care/reputation
Dangerously low staffing levels
High turnover
Do not incentivize education opportunities

Advice to Senior Management – Invest in the associates and the future. No quarter to quarter numbers and promotions for upper management. Practice what you preach

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates as a contractor

Pros – Great associates at the hospitals delivering the best healthcare possible.
Many people really care about the company and the product it delivers so most are willing to go the extra mile.

Cons – Some less than great managers at the corporate office.
Some dated systems and processes that hold back progress.
Reports of diminishing credibility with the MIS team.

Advice to Senior Management – Ensure management follow the company's mission and cultural programs and treat their associates with value and respect.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates

Pros – I like my coworkers, we have a great group of hardworking, conscientious people who really care about doing a good job. Most of the doctors are pretty great as well.

Cons – The directors and upper management staff demonstrate no concern or appreciation for their employees. They constantly push for more and more profit and seem to only care about making money for themselves and getting big bonuses. Patients are basically a commodity to the nonclinical managers at HMA to be used as a source of revenue. The only priority at this "health management" company is money! There is a high turnover of employees for good reason.

Advice to Senior Management – I would ask for management to take a good look at their priorities and stop to consider the employees who work very hard but get treated so badly! Stop touting that "Getting 2 Great" slogan and actually do right by your employees for a change! Stop giving huge bonuses to managers who only look good because of someone else's work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates

Pros – Co-workers are great.....we have a great supportive team of healthcare associates that give their all to their patients.

Cons – Antiquated equipment...slow with response to employee requests to update needed supplies and equipment.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates

Pros – Coworkers are wonderful and most truly care about taking good care of the patients. Variety of a la carte benefits are offered.

Cons – Corporate is cheap
Too many silly little rules that make patient care impossible
Always short staffed because people get frustrated with policies and quit
Ugly surroundings
Cater to doctors but don't care about the staff
Old equipment, have to make due

Advice to Senior Management – Instead of giving management bonuses, spend the money on really fixing problems at the patient care level. Stop making us cater to the frequent flyers and drug seekers, they won't pay their bill anyway!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates

Pros – Benefits are good, people are approachable and take a team approach. Opportunities to advance are good in the organization.

Cons – Does not utilize acuity system for staffing.

Advice to Senior Management – Technology that would enable communication to staff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates

Pros – I was unemployed for almost nine months and was very happy to get a job. The interview process wasn't very hard which should have been a tip off of things to come.

Cons – So far just about everyone that I have worked with in my short time there would rather be working somewhere else. The computer software is so old. They don't even have electronic charting yet and from the looks of it, don't intend to have it any time soon.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop moving management around from hospital to hospital- really see what is happening within the hospital to see what needs to be changed. In less than two months I've already seen a lateral move that made no sense.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Health Management Associates

Pros – Working with this small community hospital means working with a very professional and caring group of people from nursing, to therapy to ancillary staff. HMA recognizes and supports all levels of staff through multiple recognition programs throughout the year.

Cons – Unfortunately, HMA does not demonstrate recognition of the uncompensated hours the salaried staff must work in order to meet the expectations of the job. Salaried for 40+ (undefined) hours does not even begin to cover the 50-60+ hours it takes to complete a week of home health care. And, the majority of the staff provide exemplery care as evidenced by a large referral base,JACHO compliance and positive patient satisfaction scores. 1-2% raises (with no raises for 2009), no COLA, and the loss of our matching retirement funds has left many of us with a diminishing income that started long before the economy began it's decline.

Advice to Senior Management – As intelligent professionals we all recognize the need to tighten our belts, however we also recognize that our compensation in inequitable and needs to be adjusted.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend