CDC: 6 ways hospital leaders can prevent staff burnout

The six-step guide is part of the Impact Wellbeing campaign that first launched in October. The guide was created based on pilot testing with a working group of six CommonSpirit Health hospitals across the United States, according to a March 18 news release.

Here are the six steps as listed in the release:

1. Conduct a review of your hospital’s operations to determine how they support professional well-being.
2. Build a dedicated team to support professional well-being at your hospital.
3. Remove barriers to seeking care, such as intrusive mental health questions on credentialing applications.
4. Develop a suite of communication tools that help you share updates with your workforce about your hospital’s journey to improve professional well-being.
5. Integrate professional well-being measures into an ongoing quality improvement project.
6. Create a 12-month plan to continue to move your hospital’s professional well-being work forward.

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