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Trillium Health Centre Makes Top 100 Employer List in Canada

Mississauga, October 24, 2002 – For the third year in a row, Trillium Health Centre has received recognition as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a book authored by best-selling career author Richard Yerema and published by Mediacorp Canada Inc.

The 800-bed hospital, with sites in Mississauga and Etobicoke, was one of 6,000 employers from across Canada invited to provide detailed information about its employee benefits, working conditions and overall human resources programs. In choosing the finalists, Yerema and his team considered how each employer compared to others in its industry. According to Yerema, the common thread that runs through all the finalists is that each is a leader in its industry and employers chosen as this year's Top 100 stand out from others in their field in attracting and retaining quality employees.

"We are delighted to be included among Canada's Top 100 Employers for the third straight year," says Ken White, President and CEO, Trillium Health Centre. "As we continue to redefine boundaries in the delivery of health care services, we are buoyed by the high calibre skill and expertise we continue to attract to our hospital." White attributes the hospital's success in recruiting and retaining top notch employees and physicians to an innovative and forward-thinking benefits and learning program.

The new 2003 edition of Canada's Top 100 Employers will be released in November. "The book is a catalogue of best practices," says publisher Anthony Meehan, "when it comes to recruiting and retaining outstanding employees." Now in its 3rd annual edition, the book was named Canada's top-selling business book by The Globe & Mail last year.

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