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GMHBA has been deeply embedded in the Geelong community for more than 90 years.<\/p>\n

Rising from humble beginnings, the private healthcare organisation got its start in 1934, when a group of workers from the Australian Cement Company banded together to develop a health insurance scheme to ensure a sustainable quality of life for their families if they became injured or sick.<\/p>\n

It’s a “thread of care for people and the community”, chief executive David Greig said, that still runs through the organisation today.<\/p>\n

GMHBA now provides health insurance to 370,000 people across the country and operates a network of GPs, dentists, physiotherapists and optometrists.<\/p>\n

In the past four years, the organisation has grown its sales by 32 per cent, increased its employee engagement by 11 per cent and maintained a complaints rate less than half that of its competitors.<\/p>\n

Building on this success, the organisation has this year been named a finalist in the Geelong Business Excellence Awards, sponsored by LBW Business + Wealth Advisors.<\/p>\n

A first-time entrant, GMHBA has also been shortlisted for the prestigious Business of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

“We’re really proud of what we’ve achieved, and we’re delighted to celebrate that,” Mr Greig said.<\/p>\n

“As a leading organisation in the region, we feel it’s really important to support the business community, and so part of our participation [in the awards] is actually just being part of the celebration of the great organisations that we have in Geelong.”<\/p>\n

GMHBA’s success in what is a mature and competitive industry, he said, comes down to the organisation’s culture, its dedicated workforce and its care for the community.<\/p>\n

“It goes back to where we started,” Mr Greig said. “GMHBA has always been an organisation that’s deeply passionate about its customers, its people and the community.<\/p>\n

“That’s what makes GMBHA a remarkable place to work, and it attracts remarkable people \u2014 and when you’ve got great people in a great organisation, you’re able to achieve amazing things.”<\/p>\n

The winners of this year’s GBEAs will be crowned at a presentation event at Geelong Arts Centre on October 30. For tickets, head to gbea.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GMHBA has been deeply embedded in the Geelong community for more than 90 years. Rising from humble beginnings, the private healthcare organisation got its start in 1934, when a group of workers from the Australian Cement Company banded together to develop a health insurance scheme to ensure a sustainable quality of life for their families […]<\/p>\n

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