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26 LOCAL NEWS AWEMainta Diahuebs, 5 October 2023
Employee Benefit Program HOH
SUN SHARES Becomes a Reality
“HORACIO Oduber Hospital, one of the largest organiza- HOH’s commitment to the environment. The HOH Board of
tions on our island with no fewer than 1,100 employees, Directors recently surprised the entire HOH team with this
focuses on caring for patients and clients, but also on tremendous news, which has been in the works for a long
taking care of our employees and the environment. Taking time to make it a reality.
into account one of HOH’s foundations is to be financially
sustainable, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was Now, every colleague at HOH who is interested in having
recently signed with the local company B-Energy to offer their own solar panels at home can have this thanks to their
solar panels as a benefit to our employees. This is a signifi- employer at a better price and lower interest through the
cant moment where the employee program called HOH SUN internal program HOH SUN SHARES. This renewable energy
SHARES is finally introduced. source will save colleagues energy, reduce electricity bills,
be beneficial for the environment, and increase the value of
A few months ago, an internal survey was conducted to their homes.
gauge interest among employees in acquiring solar panels
for their homes. Due to the tremendous responses received, Now that HOH has signed this agreement with the local
the management team began negotiations with various company B-Energy, information sessions will start in October
local companies that offer solar panels. Finally, the company to introduce this program to all employees.
that came up with the best offer for HOH and its employees
turned out to be the local company B-Energy. The Hospital Board of Directors, together with the manage-
ment team, is extremely proud of this step taken to add
This is an extremely important and laudable moment more benefits for our employees, making HOH a profes-
because it not only positions HOH as an employer providing sional company that cares for patients and clients, as well
benefits at a better price and lower interest, but also shows as our employees and the environment.
