Bayhealth Recognized as 2025 Wellbeing First Champion

Bayhealth has announced that it has been recognized as a 2025 Wellbeing First Champion by the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation has verified that credentialing applications for Bayhealth physicians and advance practice clinicians (including physician assistants and nurse practitioners) are free from intrusive and stigmatizing language around mental health care and treatment.

“With the help of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, we’ve been able to institute best practices for Bayhealth,” said Chairman of the Bayhealth Medical Staff Wellness Committee Tom Vaughan, MD. “We have taken these steps to ensure that Bayhealth physicians and advanced practice clinicians can seek needed care without fear of losing their license or job.”

“Across the country, healthcare workers are at an increased risk for burnout and health conditions,” said Corey Feist, co-founder of and CEO of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation. “Many healthcare workers feel they cannot speak up about their mental health without being criticized by colleagues or losing their jobs. Today, physicians and nurses die by suicide at two times the rate of the general population. We as a nation must better protect these lives, and I applaud our Wellbeing First Champions for their leadership to support the wellbeing of healthcare workers.”

“It's gratifying to know that Bayhealth is joining with the leading healthcare systems in the nation when it comes to advocating for the mental health care needs of our team,” said Dr. Vaughan. “Members of our staff need to know they can get the help they need when they need it without the stigma that often come with mental health care.”

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