Designing Hospitals that Promote Staff Wellbeing

Problems before the swine flu have become a crisis. Hospitals that promote staff well-being are one way to fight them. Three lessons are offered about creating supportive environments.

Rates of behavioral health illness went up before Covid-19. Mental health has become a crisis in the third year of the Pandemic, with health care workers facing high levels of stress. Although mask mandates have been lifted and restrictions have been loosened, caregivers are still in the midst of treating patients and dealing with the aftermath of two years ago. Many health care workers report experiencing record-high rates of depression and anxiety compared to the general population due to the convergence of factors.