Category will offer digital wellness solutions to enable hospitals to better support the health and wellness needs of employees, while improving recruitment and retention efforts
ATLANTA, Sept. 20, 2022 — Panda Health Inc., the digital health marketplace, has announced the launch of a new category: Wellness. The category features digital health solutions that are designed to increase employee retention rates by supporting the physical, emotional, and mental health of hospital staff. In addition, these digital solutions have also shown a means of providing valuable platforms for creating community-based wellness campaigns and focused health challenges.
For hospitals and health systems, incorporating digital wellness solutions can make an immediate impact, including reducing staff burnout, enhancing staff satisfaction, and enhancing productivity. Benefits employees experience as a result of these solutions, include:
- Enhanced awareness of their overall health
- Greater understanding of the importance of mental health
- Higher likelihood of ongoing participation in wellness programs
- Increased physical activity and improved mental health
Hospital staff working on the frontlines of care delivery are experiencing an unprecedented need for health and wellness support through solutions like those featured on Panda Health’s marketplace. Stress and burnout among hospital workers are contributing to mental and physical health challenges, such as substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and obesity.
As more hospitals and health systems deploy programs to prioritize wellness and support their staff, Panda Health’s Wellness category makes it easy for these organizations to find and contract with the best digital solutions available.
“Digital wellness tools and programs have become a vital part of a hospital’s benefit offerings.” said David Harvey, CEO of Panda Health. “Published studies have shown that the most effective wellness programs are focused on helping employees adopt and maintain healthy behaviors. Our new Wellness category highlights the industry-leading solutions, making it easy for hospitals to find them and bring the benefits to their staff members.”
To date, the Wellness category features program offerings from wellbeing platforms Grokker and Virgin Pulse. Additional offerings will be added in the upcoming months.
“Through our new partnership with Panda Health, we are able to further extend and enhance our ability to positively impact healthcare workers and healthcare organizations. When employees thrive, companies thrive and our unique platform helps to measurably improve employee health, boost engagement and retention, and deepen team connections,” said Lorna Borenstein, CEO and Founder of Grokker.
“Caring for those that care for others has never been more important,” said Andrew Reeves, Chief Revenue Officer for Virgin Pulse. “We make it easy and rewarding for hospitals and health systems to create a culture of health. Together with Panda Health, we are proud to help drive meaningful health outcomes, improved resiliency, and reduced costs.”
To learn how you can quickly, confidently, and safely adopt best-in-class digital health solutions like these, contact growth@panda.health.
About Panda Health
Panda Health is a marketplace that transforms how health systems discover, procure, and implement digital innovations that make life better for consumers. Formed in 2020 as an independent company, Panda was founded through a partnership between three leading health systems, CentraCare, Gundersen Health System, and ThedaCare, with the development and investment firm Fitzroy Health.
