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The Fort Hamilton Hospital offers employees the opportunity to work at a hospital that is technologically advanced. In recent years, the hospital has added some of the newest medical technology, and has upgraded much of its equipment and information systems. "Our employees have the opportunity to work on the same types of equipment and often with the same level of patients that the larger hospitals downtown offer," Geigle said. "Plus for many employees, working at Fort Hamilton means they will have a fairly pleasant drive because they won't have to fight the highway traffic." The hospital's nurse vacancy rate in July was 3.2 percent, well below the average of seven percent among the Greater Cincinnati hospitals during the same time frame. However the hospital is always looking for new employees. "Of course, we always have a need for nurses, pharmacy staff, respiratory therapists, and radiology technicians," said Geigle. "But there are also opportunities for people with almost any type of background. For example, security officers, cooks and patient care assistants can find job opportunities at our hospital." The Fort Hamilton Hospital and The Health Alliance (of which the Fort Hamilton Hospital is a part) offer a comprehensive benefits package and flexible policies. Some of the benefits include medical insurance, a dental plan, flexible spending account, short-term and long-term disability plans, life insurance, travel insurance, supplemental insurance, total health management, worker's compensation, unemployment compensation, paid time off, leaves of absence, employee assistance program, educational assistance, retail discounts, convenience services, retirement benefits including a 401K, and recognition benefits among others. Pam Klaber, RN, clinical nurse manager of the Carruthers Emergency Center, said the best benefit about working at Fort Hamilton is the lifelong friendships she's made. "When I came to Fort Hamilton 30 years ago, I only intended to stay a year, get some experience and move on to bigger and better things," Klaber said. "But I fell in love with this place and the people who work here. There are so many long-term associates that your coworkers become like family."