In October, Aramark Healthcare+ was recognized by Modern Healthcare, securing the #2 spot on its prestigious 2024 Best Places to Work in Healthcare list. Additionally, Aramark Healthcare+ claimed the top position among suppliers in the Community Category, an accolade that highlights companies extending their caring mission into the broader community.
Being named number one in the Community Category is a testament to Aramark Healthcare+’s commitment to reaching beyond hospital walls and into the local communities where its teammates live and work. This culture of care is especially evident during the holiday season, a time when community support is needed most.
This holiday season, Aramark Healthcare+ employees joined Aramark colleagues across the country to participate in 75 community support activities including:
In Philadelphia, Aramark Healthcare+ executives helped deliver 100 stockings to the Ronald McDonald House. The custom stockings were created by Aramark headquarters volunteers as part of a holiday gift drive.
The Aramark Houston STAR team (a regional employee group) and the Leaders and Employees of African Descent (LEAD) employee resource group (ERG) South Hub supported Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Houston's annual holiday extravaganza, featuring a hot chocolate station, craft station, and healthy snacks for mentees and mentors. Volunteers and families gathered to celebrate the year, share smiles, and spread holiday cheer, building meaningful connections with local youth. Aramark Refreshment Services Houston sponsored the hot chocolate station.
"The spirit of mentorship, joy, and community was truly radiant at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Houston Holiday Extravaganza,” said Keiara Kearns, Human Resources Coordinator, Aramark Healthcare+, and Chair of Aramark’s LEAD ERG South Hub. “Our hot chocolate bar, complete with all the toppings, showcased the power of hospitality through food and how we foster meaningful connections within the communities we serve. Seeing the smiles and holiday cheer was my favorite part. Here's to celebrating the season with purpose and giving back!"
More than two dozen Aramark Healthcare+ employees in Ann Arbor, MI, supported the Ronald McDonald House Charities at C&W Mott Children’s Hospital (Ann Arbor, MI) with holiday kits for families staying while receiving treatment. The partnership with Ronald McDonald House, now in its fourth year, continues to provide essential support to families with children undergoing treatment at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
Dozens of Aramark Healthcare+ volunteers were active in Charlotte, NC, providing the supplies needed most during the winter. A team of volunteers created holiday gift bags filled with cozy winter items (fuzzy robes, luxurious hats and gloves, and mugs and cocoa) for the women at My Sister’s House, an entity of Friendship Community Development Corporation, which helps women who have been impacted by chronic homelessness or are living in an unsafe environment due to domestic violence. Twenty volunteers assembled cold weather kits filled with hats, gloves, hand warmers, and more, and distributed winter coats, to hundreds of community members through Crisis Assistance Ministry, at the Hill Rock Estates apartments and The Moore Place, which are both low income affordable housing complexes.
“Aramark has proudly partnered with Crisis Assistance Ministry for several years, and last year, we began supporting their winter supply distribution events,” said Cindy Clayton, Aramark Building Community Project Manager and EVS Patient Experience Manager for Aramark Healthcare+ in the Carolinas. “It’s incredibly gratifying to ensure our community members are well-equipped for the cold winter months. Our volunteers bring their everyday hospitality skills to these events, providing a warm and welcoming experience for everyone involved.”
Aramark Healthcare+’s dedication to community service during the holiday season exemplifies its ongoing mission to care for and uplift the communities it serves.
"Our people are the true differentiators of our business. It takes exceptional individuals to care for patients and caregivers in the hospital, and I am immensely proud of our team members who go above and beyond, especially during this time of the year, to give back to the communities where we live and work," said Bart Kaericher, President and CEO of Aramark Healthcare+.
