Becker's Hospital Review: Health system CHROs align siloed well-being strategies
By Kristin Kuchno
As hospitals and health systems prioritize workforce well-being, they are moving siloed efforts into enterprisewide strategies.
Over the past two years at Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy, this has involved unifying historically separate efforts under “CMWell,” an enterprise framework connecting TakeCARE/HR, which involves individual and family well-being; the Center for Wellbeing; and the Berry Institute, which focuses on career development and leadership.
“We aligned on one vision — a comprehensive culture of well‑being so all team members can flourish — and organized our work around three enterprise mechanisms: bi‑directional data, coordinated programs and consistent communication,” Chief People Officer Michelle Wimes told Becker’s. “This shift included a shared steering committee and a well-being advisory council to prioritize needs and remove duplication, with a monthly cadence between HR/TakeCARE and the Center for Wellbeing to keep execution tight.”
In practice, these efforts have clarified ownership, improved wayfinding to services and supported recognition milestones while simplifying access and increasing utilization, particularly for night-shift and distributed teams, Ms. Wimes said.
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