Workforce Resources

Developed by the American Hospital Association, this guide provides resources and strategies to help hospitals navigate today's workforce challenges and opportunities.

In this fourth installment of Vivian Health’s annual Healthcare Workforce report, the authors examine the attitudes of health care professionals about their careers, well-being and lifestyle to better understand rapidly changing employment dynamics. This survey was conducted December 12, 2023 – January 11, 2024, and includes responses from 863 clinicians.

To address the mental stresses of health care, Chicago’s Northwestern Medicine established the Scholars of Wellness program, focusing on understanding what well-being actually means, and how it can be woven into organizational culture. This American Hospital Association podcast explains difference the program is making, and how it could benefit other facilities.

In this American Hospital Association podcast, Kristine Olson, M.D., chief wellness officer at Yale New Haven Hospital, discusses how the hospital is working to develop wellness and well-being across the organization, and the positive results they are seeing.

This guide from the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) provides practical action steps, case studies and other resources to help nurse leaders improve diversity and equity efforts.

Creating a healthy work environment (HWE) enables nurses to provide the highest standards of patient care while being fulfilled at work. Learn more about the six HWE standards from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, conduct a free assessment of your unit, and find evidence-based resources needed to build and sustain an HWE at your facility.

This resource demonstrates how leaders can strategically apply human factors and ergonomics to reduce occupational stress on clinicians and others.

The Workplace Change Collaborative Podcast, funded by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, explores the drivers and consequences of burnout and moral injury amongst health workers, and identifies practical strategies to improve their well-being.

This advisory from the Surgeon General call attention to the role connection plays in individual, community and societal health, and offers a framework for how we can all contribute to improving social connection.

This Resource Snapshot from the American Hospital Association highlights training and other resources to help hospital leaders strengthen and support workforce well-being.

As part of the first federal campaign to address health care worker burnout, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released an evidence-informed and actionable guide for the nation’s hospital leaders to improve health care worker wellbeing. This guide provides a step-by-step process for hospitals to start making organizational-level changes that will impact and improve the mental health of their employees.

Physician self-care is crucial due to high burnout rates. Burnout affects over 50% of doctors, leading to mental health issues, relationship problems and medical errors. This article discusses how doctors engage in activities like exercise, socializing, reading and meditation to combat burnout.

The Biden administration plans to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards, and will provide free training to small, rural hospitals.

Burnout remains a pervasive threat to employers. Eagle Hill’s latest research delves into the heart of the issue, uncovering who bears the brunt of burnout, its underlying drivers and the vital insights workers share on alleviating its toll.

Hospitals and health systems across the country have been returning to paper medical records during IT outages caused by the unceasing number of cyberattacks plaguing the industry. While IT executives say the best way to prepare for a hack is prevention, health systems must also plan for potential downtime procedures when EHRs are offline.

This fact sheet from the Overdose Prevention Network outlines seven different types of rest, so people can identify areas of their lives where they need to focus on rest and prioritize self-care accordingly.

Drawn from authoritative reports and filled with real-world hospital case studies, this resource from the American Hospital Association provides insights and practical recommendations to support, retain and recruit staff.

This resource from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses provides guidance to help organizations address the complex challenges of nurse staffing into daily operations and patient care.