BELLEVUE, WA--(Marketwire - April 5, 2011) - Chris Dickinson, CRO and co-founder of Limeade, Inc., today announced that Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center selected Limeade to serve as its wellness program provider. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati Children's) was one of only eight children's hospitals nationwide to make the U.S. News & World Report 2010-11 Honor Roll. Limeade is an online corporate wellness platform that builds happy, healthy, high-performance workforces.
The Limeade wellness platform, recognized for its positive, social, integrated approach, features well-being and health risk self-assessments, goal setting and tracking tools, proven individual and group challenges, peer support tools, mobile access, and links to connected wellness programs and services -- all connected with a flexible incentive system.
"Investing in the well-being and health of our employees is the right thing to do -- and it's good for the bottom line. Healthier, more engaged employees help us serve our community better. The positive, whole-person approach we take is contagious in a good way," commented Patrick Dearing, Director, Benefits at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
"We're thrilled to have been selected by Cincinnati Children's. They are recognized healthcare leaders with aggressive prevention, engagement, and productivity goals for their employee wellness program. We're confident we're up to the challenge and look forward to working with them to build their happy, healthy, high performance health delivery team," stated Limeade's Dickinson.
About Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is one of just eight children's hospitals named to the Honor Roll in U.S. News and World Report's 2010-11 Best Children's Hospitals. It is ranked #1 for digestive disorders and highly ranked for its expertise in pulmonology, cancer, neonatology, heart and heart surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, diabetes and endocrinology, orthopedics, kidney disorders and urology. Cincinnati Children's is one of the top two recipients of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of Health. It is internationally recognized for quality and transformation work by Leapfrog, The Joint Commission, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and by hospitals and health organizations it works with globally. Additional information can be found at www.cincinnatichildrens.org.
About Limeade
Limeade is an online wellness company focused on building happy, healthy, high-performance workforces. Limeade provides a refreshing alternative to traditional, antagonistic wellness approaches, and connects all wellness programs in an integrated, cohesive user experience. Limeade clients include Fortune 100 Best Places to Work companies, healthcare providers, and large, high-performance employers. Additional information about Limeade may be found at http://limeade.com.
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