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Provider wellness resources
Physicians and practitioners who are healthy and well:
- experience greater satisfaction in their practice
- have more satisfied patients and better clinical outcomes
- experience less stress and burnout
- are better role models
- are happier
The Allina Health Practitioner Health Committee
- Serving as a resource to the Allina Health medical staffs and their leadership
- Helping address health care provider concerns that potentially impact safe patient care.
The Allina Health Practitioner Health and Wellness Committee recommends the following resources to physicians and practitioners credentialed or employed by Allina Health to support their health and well-being.
The Center for Provider Well-being (CPWB)
The Center for Provider Well-being (CPWB) was established in 2022 by providers, for providers. Dr. Mary Beth Lardizabal leads this work as system medical director for provider wellbeing at Allina Health along with the team of Wellbeing Leads across provider specialties and regions. We are committed to the promotion of professional fulfillment through organizational and individual initiatives, research and education. We advance structures, processes, community and support so that every clinician can flourish as a whole person.
Services include direct care, coaching, and peer support like Refuel: commensality groups
612-262-7476612-262-7476, answered usually within 1-2 business days.
Browse more information here on Allina wellbeing resources and the CPWB: https://hrportal.ehr.com/allinahealth/
Peer Support
The conversations are Peer-Protected. This means they are strictly confidential, not in your medical record, and not discoverable in court. To access, email providerwellbeing@allina.com or call us at 612-262-7476612-262-7476. The email address is monitored
confidentially Monday through Friday, and you will get a reply typically within 1-2 business days.
Direct Care Services
The Center for Provider Wellbeing offers Psychology, Psychiatry, and substance abuse treatment. To access, email
providerwellbeing@allina.com. The email address is monitored confidentially Monday through Friday, and you will get a reply
typically within 1-2 business days.
Allina Health Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Get help: Feeling overwhelmed?
EAP offers confidential assistance and support for:
- stress at work
- financial or legal advice
- coping with the death of a loved one
- strengthening your relationship with your family.
Get help through a telephone consultation, short-term counseling service (up to 6 sessions at no cost for Allina Employees) or referrals for community resources.
Call 1-800-531-5145 or visit liveandworkwell.com (use access code allina) for more information.
Penny George Institute for Health and Healing
Integrative health and wellness coaching
- Access webinars on a variety of health and wellness topics, presented by the integrative health and wellness coaches at PGIHH. Visit Learn it Live to browse recorded webinars
- Work one-on-one (in-person or over-the-phone) with an integrative health and wellness coach to identify barriers, discover personal motivators, and develop a personalized plan to meet your health and well-being goals.
Call 612-863-4355 or email wellness@allina.com to schedule your coaching session.
LiveWell Fitness Center resources
The LiveWell Fitness Center is here to support your well-being! Staffed by exercise physiologists, physical therapists, licensed nutrition experts, wellness coaches and Pilate’s specialists, LiveWell offers a wide variety of services (including exercise, nutrition and motivational plans) to help you meet your goals.
Call 612-863-5178 for more information.
Other resources
- Provider Connect: a blog from our cancer care team
- Health literacy infographic
- The Bounce Back Project
- Steps Forward (American Medical Association)
- Clinician Well-being and Resilience Knowledge Hub (National Academy of Medicine)
Physician Support Line: 1-888-409-0141
Open 7 days a week | 8:00AM - 1:00AM ET
Formed as a response to COVID, it is a nation-wide program made up of 600+ volunteer psychiatrists. It is free and confidential, no appointment necessary.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
A national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.
Physicians Wellness Collaborative: 612-362-3747
From the Twin Cities Medical Society: Free consulting and counseling services to help Minnesota physicians, residents, medical students, and their families with the stressors that impact their lives and their practice. They provide a safe harbor to empower and equip you with the tools you need to take care of yourself as well as your patients. They also specialize in substance abuse. They have a monthly physician-only virtual meeting offering support and education (it is confidential). Email psp@abhmn.org to get log-in information or visit https://pwc-mn.org.