We can help hospitals achieve remarkable improvement in all areas of the health dashboard, create a culture of health and improve the health of the community at one tenth of what you usually spend on marketing!
The hospitals of the future will focus on better health in addition to better healthcare. A Healing Hospital is a hospital that employs healthy role models who teach health improvement, offers a healing environment and also leads community health improvement instead of just focusing on illness care and rescue care. A Healing Hospital focuses on healing and becomes an active member in fixing the healthcare system because they lower the need for costly, invasive care by improving health.
First Level of Healing: Awareness of the Health of Your Organization.
Once you have completed your organization’s wheel of healing, you will have a good idea on the opportunities to provide all four levels of healing. At the first level, you also complete a dashboard for baseline awareness. The health dashboard shows you how to assess your current organization’s current state of health. Once you have your baseline data, you easily move the second level of healing by focusing on staff wellness programs. This dashboard leads you to the promised return on investment for investing in healing and wellness.
THE HEALTH DASHBOARD
| HEALTH MEASURE | METRIC | 2010 ACTUAL | GOAL |
| Organization Health Assessment | 10% improvement the first year. | ||
| Biometrics or Medical Screenings | BMI/Waist Size Resting Heart Rate Cholesterol Blood Pressure Fasting Glucose |
50% staff in healthy range | |
| Individual Health Risk Assessments | 75% staff participation | ||
| General Healthy Lifestyle Class | Offered on-line or on site education program | ||
| Healthy Lifestyles Classes for At Risk Population | Smoking Cessation Weight Management Stress Management |
10% achieve smoking cessation 10% BMI improvement from unhealthy range 10% improve bio feedback |
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| Medical Expenditures | 5% less than baseline year | ||
| Employee Satisfaction | 75% staff satisfaction score | ||
| Absenteeism | Less than 10% | ||
| Disability Costs | 5% less than baseline year | ||
| Hospital Deparments Improving Health | Number of departments offering health education. | ||
| Community Benefit | 1% of net revenue. | ||
| Healing Environment | Hospital is sustainable and offers nutritional foods, access to nature, natural lighting, healing colors, healing music and healing artwork. | ||
| Growth in market share | Annual percentage. |
Second Level of a Healing Hospital: Having a Culture of Health and Healthy Role Models.
We can also provide your organization with a “know your health numbers” service, "well check" training; and a customized staff wellness program. Our latest addition is "The Culture of Health Leadership Class" because we have found that success is dependent on leadership understanding the expanded mission and vision of a healing hospital.
Although hospitals are in business of "health"care, the staff wellness is typically low. In addition, the foundational structures are falling apart and stress is at an all time high in most organizations. In a Healing Hospital, staff will be asked to role model health and educate patients and community members on how to improve their health. Before that is possible, the staff wellness must become a priority.
We provide many staff wellness services. Starting with a kick-off party to begin the journey to become a healing hospitals, we offer health risk assessments, education on stress reduction and promote knowing your health numbers. We train a wellness coach at your facility to provide annual "well checks." We also can customize the staff wellness program building on whatever you are currently offering. However, individual health promotion does not create a Culture of Health.
The MAJOR difference in our model is that we offer scientifically proven health improvement tools such as biofeedback in health classes at your site. Using the "Create Your Health" workbook, we have found that if 25% of the organization has made health a priority, healthy people become contagious. These 25% of early adopters lead the culture change process and soon you reach 75% participation in staff wellness. In addition we offer an on-site "Culture of Health Leadership Class" because we have found that success is a direct result of leadership understanding and promoting the expanded mission and vision of a healing hospital.
Third Level of a Healing Hospital: Educating patients and visitors on how to improve their health in a healing environment.
As a Healing Hospital, you educate patients and visitors on how to improve their health in a healing environment.
At this level, the healthcare organization has dedicated time and attention to creating a healing environment at their facility. The environment is comfortable, decorated with healing colors, has natural light, nature, calm sounds, easy wayfinding, artwork and is clean, clutter free and smells good. Harmony Healing House offers a low cost healing environment assessment evaluating the organization based on the 8 elements of healing. Every department of the organization offers health improvement education. They also usually offer integrative or non-invasive options healing services available. The organization works with health practitioners throughout the community through referral networks and coordinated efforts.
See a Sample Department PosterIn order to improve health, each department of the organization offers health improvement education. For example: Admitting offers health assessments, Ancillary departments offer diaphragmatic breathing and biofeedback services; Surgery offers guided imagery; Food services educates on the green light food system; Environmental services and Materials Management educate on sustainability. By teaching, the staff become healthier. Education is the heart of the Healing Hospital program. Harmony Healing House has turn-key education programs which are customized for your organization.
Healers such as nurses, physicians, and healthcare practitioners have a special role in a Healing Hospital. They offer integrative or non-invasive options healing services at all Four Levels of Healing. We recommend the organization work with health practitioners throughout the community through referral networks and coordinated efforts. Harmony Healing House experts will coordinate the integrative medicine services options within your hospital and help you become a Destination Center for Health and Healing.
Fourth Level of a Healing Hospital: Center for Health Leading Health Promotion and Creating a Healthier Community.
At this level, the hospital has begun attracting people to the organization for holistic healthcare. Harmony Healing House experts offer a turn-key system to offer the community wellness services such as coaching, fitness and educational classes. In line with valuing the importance of healthcare affordability, we can create a viable wellness center without major construction. The more attractors, the more likely your hospital will become a destination for health and healing. As a Center for Health, we have found that a new niche of the market known as the "cultural creatives" will be more likely to use your services.
At a Healing Hospital, a portion of the community benefit services are used to promote health. The organization becomes a leading partner in the community health networks and is recognized as a preferred “Center for Health”. See “Healthy Communities” and the “Healthy Kids School Program” for more information about how to become the center.