Employer Profile - Mills-Peninsula Health Services



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Mills-Peninsula Health Services
NAME	Mills-Peninsula Health Services
ADDRESS	1783 El Camino Real, Burlingame, CA 94010
PHONE	650-696-5630
FAX	650-696-5698
WEBSITE	www.mills-peninsula.org
TYPE OF BUSINESS	Health Care (Acute Care Hospital and Outpatient services)
MISSION STATEMENT	Mills-Peninsula Health Services is dedicated to preserving and improving the health status of our fellow residents in San Mateo County and others who seek care from us. We deliver excellent service and care with compassion and respect. By providing education for disease prevention and management, we empower people to take a greater role in their own health and wellness.
DATE FOUNDED	Mills Memorial Hospital (San Mateo) was founded in 1908; Peninsula Hospital (Burlingame) in 1954. The 2 merged in 1985 to become “Mills-Peninsula Hospitals”, and subsequently Mills-Peninsula Health Services. In 1996 Mills-Peninsula joined Sutter Health, a not-for-profit system of 27 hospitals in Northern and Central California. Now Mills Health Center is our outpatient facility, and Peninsula Medical Center is the acute care hospital. We are building a new hospital in this site, to be in operation in 2010.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES	Total 2500+ : about 2000 benefited (ft and pt); 500 per diem (on call)
WHAT MAKES THEIR COMPANY UNIQUE	Our deep roots in this community is evident in the diversity and camaraderie among employees; great benefits; clear sense of involvement and goal to deliver the very best in job performance for the good of the patient are portrayed on every level of management.
TYPICAL OPENINGS	Patient care positions (nursing, rehab, technologists); ancillary positions; administrative support.
ENTRY- LEVEL POSITIONS	Occasionally some departments will train entry level RNs, LVNs, CNAs, lab technologists and clerical personnel.
INTERNSHIPS	Some departments arrange with schools for clinical internships (nursing, mental health, pharmacy, lab, rehab).
HOW THEY ADVERTISE OPENINGS	All our openings are posted on our website’s employment page ( www.mills-peninsula.org ) and the Sutter Health website ( www.sutterhealth.org ). We use internet postings (Career Builder, Yahoo, Monster, etc) for most positions. For hard-to-fill positions we use professional websites or newsletters, trade publications and newspapers. We utilize large “Sutter system” ads or website banners to increase exposure. We also encourage our own employees to refer applicants.