Well-Being & Resilience
The American Hospital Association (AHA) offers resources in support of the well-being and resilience of health care workers in hospitals and health systems, including behavioral health resources.
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee March 12 passed AHA-supported legislation to reauthorize through 2029 the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7153), which provides grants to help health care organizations offer behavioral health services for front-line…
Suzanne Bentley, M.D., chief wellness officer at New York City Health and Hospitals Elmhurst, discusses the critical role of peer support in employee mental health and the impact of building infrastructure focused on the well-being of staff.
In this discussion, Gaurava Agarwal, M.D., vice president and chief wellness executive at Northwestern Medicine and director of faculty wellness at Northwestern University, and Samantha Saggese, physician assistant of nephrology and hypertension at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, explain the…
The AHA recently released the 2024 Health Care Workforce Scan, which identifies and shares strategies and resources that support hospital and health system teams.
This week, as many of us gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, let’s give thanks for the incredible dedication, compassion and expertise of the people working at hospitals and health systems.
From all of us at the American Hospital Association, best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) believes that no health care worker should experience barriers to seeking or receiving behavioral health care. Consistent with that commitment, we encourage hospitals to examine any practices impacting whether health care providers seek behavioral health care…
As the health care workforce continues to age, the challenge of effectively recruiting younger staff has taken shape not only in this field but in others as well.
Learn about tools and resources to help hospitals and health systems support workforce well-being.
During this webinar, Will Bynum of Duke University School of Medicine discusses strategies that institutional leaders can use to advance shame resilience, shame competence, and shame sensitive practice in healthcare, with the ultimate goals of transforming healthcare culture, optimizing patient…