Healthcare professional wellness starts with YOU 🫵

How to improve your well-being and build a healthy future in your facility

Author

Paige Peterson
August 30, 2024

Physicians and medical professionals are increasingly stepping away from clinical positions to work in other niches across the industry. 

For some, this means jumping into work at insurance agencies, while others shift to sales, policy, or administration roles. 

But many quickly come to find the level of stress and burnout doesn’t decrease… it simply shifts. Every role within the healthcare industry is susceptible to well-being challenges, even if they aren’t providing patient care directly. 

So what can you do today to start building a better, well-being-balanced future in your facility? 

Start by taking a seat at the table

Too often, decision-makers aren’t actively involved in the day-to-day operations. If you want to see change in your organization, it might be time to take a seat at the table and take on leadership roles. 

Join a board or volunteer for a panel. Leadership not an option at this point? Try attending open office hours or scheduling a meeting with those in leadership. 

Change in healthcare starts with you but requires all of our voices to be heard — and it can’t happen unless people drive it forward. 

Hero Spotlight

Dr. Sally Brooks, Principal and Chief Medical Officer, is well-versed in the challenges of the healthcare field. With a passion for re-humanizing geriatric care, Dr. Brooks joined us to emphasize the urgent need for better support in internal and family medicine and the importance of advocating for change to build environments that are optimized for improved well-being and patient care. 

Wellness in your facility

Ready to make a difference in your facility? The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation has partnered with CDC NIOSH to create an on-demand course to walk you through evidence-based steps of building wellness into your systems. 

This system is comprised of 6 action steps:

  1. Review your hospital’s operations

  2. Building a professional well-being team

  3. Breaking down barriers to seeking help

  4. Communicate your commitment

  5. Professional well-being in quality improvement

  6. Developing a long-term plan 

Ready to dive in? Check out the full video series for free.

Building the best environment for healthcare professionals' well-being may not be easy — but progress is being made every day. Tune in to Heroes of Healthcare every other week to hear insightful conversations to continuously drive the industry forward and help you find your best, most balanced lifestyle today.