Even before Covid-19, rates of behavioral health illness were on the rise. In the third year of the pandemic, mental health has accelerated into a crisis, with health care workers in particular facing high levels of stress and burnout. Although mask mandates have been lifted and restrictions have been eased in many areas, caregivers are still in the throes of treating infected patients, while also coping with the fallout of the past two years. This convergence of factors has led to an uptick in mental health issues among health care workers, many of whom report experiencing record-high rates of anxiety and depression compared to the general population.
Designing Hospitals that Promote Staff Wellbeing
Three lessons on creating spaces that reduce stress, burnout, and turnover.
June 15, 2022
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Summary.
Already problems before the pandemic, burnout and turnover among hospitals’ clinical staff have become a crisis. One way to combat them is to design hospitals that promote staff well-being. This article offers three lessons about how to create such supportive environments.