Wellbeing Programs

Children’s Mercy is dedicated to supporting team members’ physical, social, emotional and mental wellbeing.

The Center for Wellbeing works to:

• Elevate meaningful work and reduce non-meaningful work.
  
  
• Improve a sense of community among team members.
  
  
• Integrate a culture of wellbeing and belonging.
  
  
• Offer mindfulness-based stress reduction classes and daily Mindful Moments to help develop healthy coping skills.
  
  
• Provide onsite responsive support interventions to individuals and teams impacted by traumatic experiences.
• Conduct research to identify and share best practices for improving wellbeing for health care workers.

The Take CARE Wellbeing Program offers:

• Onsite health coaching.
  
  
• Onsite clinic and pharmacy including preventive, primary and urgent care, physical therapy, nutrition counseling and behavioral health services.
  
  
• Onsite fitness center and discounts to area gyms.
  
  
• A program that allows you to earn funds for your health savings or health reimbursement account when you complete wellbeing activities.
  
  
• An employee assistance program that includes free counseling and access to other resources.
  
  
• Onsite chair massages.