Chief Healthcare Executive August 21, 2023
Ron Southwick

She talks about the importance of improving the health of the workforce, the links to patient care and financial health, and the value of a wellness officer.

Hospitals and health system leaders have struggled to retain staff, and they’re being urged to recognize that they must focus on the well-being of their workers to keep them from walking away.

Wellness leaders discussed the need to improve the well-being of healthcare staff during a panel at the American Hospital Association Leadership Summit in Seattle last month.

They stressed wellness as more than a barometer of employee satisfaction. The panelists repeatedly focused on the link between the well-being of hospital workers and the quality of patient care.

Kristine Olson, chief wellness officer...

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