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Culture and Diversity

Renown Health Employees at the Reno Pride Parade

Leading With a People First Employee Experience

We believe that our employees are the heart of our health system. Being a “People First” organization means that our success relies on our ability to listen to and address the needs of our team members. We uphold these values by prioritizing compassion and collaboration. By fostering positive working relationships, we enhance performance and make Renown a great place to work for everyone. Through this vision, we seek to continue to make a meaningful impact and serve our community as we remain steadfast in our commitment to saving lives, nurturing minds and caring for all people.

Creating a Positive Work Culture

When we say, “we care for you,” we not only mean we care for our patients – we also care for our employees and their livelihoods and foster an inclusive and connected People First culture for all our in-person and remote employees. Renown has a dedicated group called the Culture Crew, which consists of employees from various departments within the health system who are passionate about nurturing a culture of kindness. This team organizes cultural initiatives, awareness campaigns and appreciation events to recognize the hard work of our teams. Additionally, Renown hosts award ceremonies and banquets, team pride days, monthly forums with leadership, encourages participation in community events and many other engaging activities.

"Share the Love" sticky notes on a sign at Renown Health

Volunteers serving food at an employee event

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pledges

Fighting the good fight to ensure all who walk through our doors are treated equally is not only our mission but also our duty. We are proud to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all of our employees and patients.

This includes:

Celebrating the diverse heritages of our team members through recognition and events
Encouraging employee involvement in community events celebrating diversity
Offering all gender restrooms
Requiring annual training for all employees in LGBTQ Patient-Centered Care
Extending free HEI training options available through National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and The CAL.

Employee Stories

Renown Health's Inpatient Rehab Hospital department poses for a group photo in the rehab gym.

Department Spotlight: Inpatient Rehab Hospital Therapy

Take a moment to think about your favorite hobby. Perhaps you enjoy going for walks or runs. Maybe you prefer painting or singing. Or you might like playing video games or doing jigsaw puzzles. Whatever hobby you love surely brings joy to your life, right? Now, imagine you suffered a stroke, a traumatic brain injury, a broken hip, a limb amputation or another physical health obstacle. You notice that it is more difficult to participate in your favorite pastimes. And beyond that, even the activities of daily living are now a struggle – getting dressed, taking a shower, brushing your teeth, the list goes on. But guess what? There is a care team whose sole purpose is to help you regain the independence and confidence you need to embrace your life once again and return to a sense of normalcy. Meet the Inpatient Rehab Hospital Therapy (RRH Therapy) department at Renown Rehabilitation Hospital. Whether it’s helping a patient learn to walk again or showing them how they can cook and clean in a new and accessible way, these tenacious rehab therapy technicians, occupational therapists (OT), physical therapists (PT), recreation therapy specialists, speech language pathologists and OT/PT assistants will stop at nothing to ensure their patients stay on the road to recovery.

The Renown Health Cancer Support Services team poses for a group photo in the William N. Pennington Cancer Institute.

Department Spotlight: Cancer Support Services

When someone hears the phrase no one ever wants to hear – “You have cancer” –life shifts in an instant. Questions race through the mind. “What happens next?” “Where do I go?” “How do I cope with this news?” “How do I fight back?” The answers to those questions make up only a fraction of the cancer care checklist. Those fighting the disease deserve all the help they could possibly get to ease the mental and emotional burden. Accessing all the resources and support they need is a hurdle they don’t have to worry about, because...

Renown team members from total rewards department pose together for photo.

Department Spotlight: Total Rewards

It’s the 50th Department Spotlight anniversary! Let’s reward ourselves by learning about the very team who does exactly that – Total Rewards.