Social Responsibility
Healthy employees and physicians lead to a healthy business
VISTA takes preventive health care seriously and prescribes to a healthy work place. Yoga and Pilates classes, weight-loss programs, and company-supported fitness programs are provided. Healthy bodies lend themselves to positive attitudes, vibrant minds, and general well-being. People are happy to come to work, better equipped to handle stress, and more on the ball. This translates into nicer people to work with; people ready to respond to your needs.
We've also negotiated a contract to make great gyms affordable and accessible to the physicians who work with us while they are at home or on an assignment.
Individual contributions
VISTA has an internal paid leave program allowing our generous employees to receive paid time off for the hours they volunteer to the community. VISTA volunteers have donated time and money to:
- International Volunteers in Urology
- The American Red Cross
- Habitat for Humanity
- International refugee resettlement efforts
- Operation Giving Back
- Utah AIDS Foundation
- American Cancer Society
- YMCA
- Make-a-Wish Foundation
- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
- Foundation's Race for a Cure
- Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Ronald McDonald House
- Special Olympics
- Josie King Foundation
Corporate support
VISTA believes in putting corporate support behind efforts that make a difference in the world of healthcare. We have "adopted" several organizations and projects, including two featured here:
International Volunteers in Urology
VISTA is a strong supporter of International Volunteers in Urology, a Utah-based organization dedicated to teaching urology in developing countries.
Living in Emergency, Stories of Doctors Without Borders
The first official, sanctioned documentary by Red Floor Pictures. VISTA has had the privilege of supporting this documentary throughout its production. Read the latest on the film and get an update on screenings here.
VISTA is a strong supporter of International Volunteers in Urology, a Utah-based organization dedicated to teaching urology in developing countries. IVU provides medical and surgical education to physicians and nurses and treats thousands of suffering men, women and children. Katie Hoffman-Abby, VISTA’s executive vice president, is a member of the organization’s board of directors.
IVU's primary mission is to teach teachers. This approach ensures the long-term sustainability of its programs, and fosters the professional independence of its hosts. To date, IVU has sponsored teaching workshops in over 15 locations in the developing world, including Mongolia, Cuba, Ghana, Bolivia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Peru, Cameroon, Vietnam, and Nicaragua.
VISTA employees contribute their recruiting, scheduling, credentialing, and marketing talents to IVU. Learn more about International Volunteers in Urology at www.ivumed.org.