The American Medical Association honored 44 health systems for their efforts to support clinicians' well-being amid potential burnout. The organization unveiled the list in an Oct. 7 press release as recipients of the 2021 Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program.
Candidates were evaluated based on documented efforts to reduce work-related burnout through system drivers. Scoring criteria was based on demonstrated competencies in commitment, assessment, leadership, efficiency of practice environment, teamwork and support, according to the release.
Below are the 44 health systems honored, listed in alphabetical order and not ranked.
1. Ascension Medical Group (St. Louis)
2. Atrium Health (Charlotte, N.C.)
3. Atrius Health (Newton, Mass.)
4. Bassett Healthcare Network (Cooperstown, N.Y.)
5. Bayhealth (Dover, Del.)
6. BJC Medical Group (St. Louis)
7. Boston Medical Center
8. Bozeman Health (Bozeman, Mont.)
9. Centra Medical Group (Decatur, Ga.)
10. Children's Mercy Kansas City (Mo.)
11. Children's Primary Care Medical Group (Chula Vista, Calif.)
12. ChristianaCare (Newark, Del.)
13. Christus Physician Group (Irving, Texas)
14. Confluence Health (Wenatchee, Wash.)
15. Harvard Medical Faculty at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston)
16. Heartland Health Centers (Chicago)
17. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York City)
18. Kootenai Health (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)
19. LCMC Health (New Orleans)
20. Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (Boston)
21. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)
22. MedStar Health (Columbia, Md.)
23. Mercy Medical Group (Sacramento, Calif.)
24. Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
25. MidMichigan Health (Midland)
26. New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington, N.C.)
27. Northwestern Medicine (Chicago)
28. Oak Street Health (Chicago)
29. Ochsner Health (New Orleans)
30. Orlando (Fla.) Health
31. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Buffalo, N.Y.)
32. Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
33. South Georgia Medical Center (Valdosta, Ga.)
34. Southern California Permanente Medical Group (Pasadena, Calif.)
35. Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
36. Spectrum Healthcare Partners (South Portland, Maine)
37. Stanford Medicine (Stanford, Calif.)
38. SUNY Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, N.Y.)
39. Thundermist Health Center (Woonsocket, R.I.)
40. UCHealth Southern Region (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
41. UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora, Colo.)
42. UNC Health (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
43. University of Utah Health (Salt Lake City)
44. UPMC (Pittsburgh, Pa.)