MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing

The MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing was launched to further develop and promote an innovative and supportive culture that prioritizes professional fulfillment and wellbeing for every MedStar Health associate.

MedStar Health formally established the MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing in November 2021 after years of successful foundational wellbeing activities. With a long history of important collaboration in influence, business innovation, and efficiency of practice optimization, the system designated MedStar Institute for Innovation as its organizational home, with medical affairs, nursing, and human resources serving as critical partners.

The creation of the MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing demonstrates that associate wellbeing is and will remain a top organizational priority and that MedStar Health is committed to strengthening its innovation, education, and leader resources in this space. MedStar Health’s wellbeing efforts have already earned Joy in Medicine™ recognition from the American Medical Association (AMA; 2021), nine “Healthiest Maryland Businesses” recognitions from the Maryland Department of Health (2022-2024), and a gold level “Well Workplace” award from the Wellness Council of America (Wellness Alliance; 2023).

Goals

The MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing will work toward four main goals as the team continues to establish MedStar Health as a leader in workplace wellbeing:

  • Administer wellbeing surveys with increased participation and expansion to new service lines

  • Leverage comprehensive wellbeing survey data to deliver evidence-based interventions

  • Increase system access to and engagement with wellbeing resources

  • Partner with stakeholders to support innovations that drive practice efficiency and redesign

What we offer

The MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing makes an impact by supporting individuals and creating a culture of wellbeing. The team fundamentally transforms how associates cope with the stresses of working in health care and supports those who help others do so. We work to overcome healthcare associates’ barriers to seeking care for themselves by driving meaningful engagement in and expansion of wellbeing initiatives and resources.

To further these initiatives, the MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing prioritizes innovation, mental wellbeing, local wellbeing initiatives, comprehensive benefits, and accessibility to resources.

Programs that support individuals

Local initiatives
  • Local wellness committees
  • Physical health initiatives
  • Health fairs
  • Power to Heal fundraising for local entities
  • Wellness rounds
  • Workflow optimization
Support services
  • Digital infrastructure
  • Backup child and elder care
  • Nurse wellbeing specialists
  • Concierge appointments
  • Career support
Research and program development
  • Healthcare professional wellbeing consortium
  • Wellness champions
  • Wellbeing pilot grants
  • Nurse wellbeing leader course
  • Wellbeing survey

Education and training that creates a culture of wellbeing

Peer support
  • Peer to peer training and support program
  • Care for the Caregiver
  • Integrated reporting
Mental health support
  • Stress first aid training and certification
  • Mental health coaching
  • Expedited mental health for associates and their children
  • Suicide prevention
Wellbeing information
  • Annual National Nurse Wellbeing Conference
  • Here for You materials
  • Microsoft Teams app
  • Leadership, parental, and remote hubs
  • Quarterly advocate award
  • Wellbeing newsletter

Leadership

Following are the MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing leaders and the areas they oversee. They work in close collaboration with mental health coaches and therapy experts, a steering committee, wellness champions and committees, and an executive advisory committee.

In the news

Written by MedStar Health professionals:

Research highlights

Read on to find a selection of recent research highlights from MedStar Health Center for Wellbeing team members on subjects related to provider and associate wellbeing.