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Physical
therapy aide
Michael
Cannon uses
a cowbell
as physical
therapist
Heather
Spodola
supervises
while at
Robbins
Rehabilitation
West.Robbins
RehabWest
placed No.
1 among
employers
with 124
orfewer
employees
in 2021 sTop
Workplaces
— its third
consecutive
yearon the
list. RICK
KINTZEL/THE
MORNING
CALL

SMALL EMPLOYERS
Robbins Rehabilitation West

focuses on employee engagement

By Charles Malinchak | Special To The Morning Call

here’sadevicecalledaharmonicbalancer —itsthirdconsecutiveyearonthelist. Robbins
that dampens unwanted forces from all Tohelpillustratethatharmony,billingandcollection Rehabilitation
themovingpartsinagasengine. managerJodiGodowndescribesworkingatRobbinsas The Morning Call
Stay with this concept, but imagine a morethanjustajob. West
flesh-and-bones balancer. Now, put it in “It’slikeafriendshipfirstandthenabusiness.Ithink
Ttheworkplacewherethemovingpartsare theyarethankfulforus[employees].It’sthattheyappre- No.1 small employer
the many people working together, reasonably harmo- ciate you. It’s being appreciated that makes the differ- Founded: 2003 |
niously,tocreateasuccessfulcompany. ence,”shesaid. Ownership:Private
In the Lehigh Valley, a physical rehabilitation center ThatappreciationispartofthesoulofRobbins,where
called Robbins Rehabilitation West has taken the prin- Godownsaidtheywanttoknowaboutthepersonbehind Sector: Physical therapy
ciple of the balancer — although it doesn’t call it that — theemployee—fromsomeone’sfavoritecolorandfood Employees: 41
andappliedittotheworkplace,creatinganenvironment totheiroutsideinterests. Website:robbinsptwest. Thursday, June 24, 2021
in which caring about each other yields a content staff, “This would be an example: They ask, ‘If you could com
top patient care and profitability. That commitment to learn one thing, what would it be?’ If I said, ‘I always
balance placed Robbins West No. 1 among employers
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