Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
23625 Holman Highway, Monterey, (831) 624-5311, chomp.org
How do you keep 2,348 employees happy? Maybe with a koi pond in the lobby. Maybe by updating old-school ideas (sorry, 1980s) about what a hospital does and focusing on wellness and prevention. Maybe by offering staff the opportunity to run with their creative impulses in designing classes that integrate health with life, teaching things like healthy cooking or meditation for stress reduction. Maybe with the best milkshakes on offer in the cafeteria (see Best Milkshake, p. 90.) Or maybe with a shared mission to heal people who are sick – that’s the kind of work that truly feels fulfilling.