Mindfulness for Public Hospitals

We are a Nonprofit Organization dedicated to improving the mental health of the community.

Overview

Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers are the foundation of our medical system, and when we get sick, our lives literally depend on these people. Particularly in the case of public hospitals, this is where many of our society’s most vulnerable people seek out medical treatment in urgent situations. Given the great responsibility placed on workers in public hospitals, many of them report feeling extreme stress, fatigue, and burnout, comprising not only their own health but the health of the patients they serve as well. By implementing a mindfulness-based preventative measure with the YOG Foundation, workers in public hospitals can improve their ability to withstand the mental and physical pressures of their work, thereby improving their own lives and the outcomes of their patients.

A Vision for a More Mindful Future

With the average doctor at a public hospital caring for over 2,000 patients at a time, the immense workload put on our medical system is truly in a dire position. Public hospitals, in particular, see almost 19 times more patient admissions annually than private hospitals. Particularly with the rise of chronic illnesses and the ongoing pandemic, many public hospitals are short-staffed, underfunded, and overworked. Given the high pressure and workload put on our medical system, this leads to a reduced quality of care for patients. Currently, preventable medical errors result in around 400,000 deaths per year in the US alone. However, by implementing a mindfulness program with the YOG Foundation, medical workers can gain benefits to their mind, body, and soul, thereby improving their own quality of life and potentially saving the lives of many of their patients.

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Goals

Objectives

Today – Without Mindfulness

75% of doctors report feeling overextended and overworked
42% of physicians feel burned out, and 50% of nurses contemplated leaving their jobs due to the burnout
12% of physicians are depressed with 3% of them clinically depressed
1/3 of physicians report that their mental health issues affect patient care
14% of physicians admit that their mental health issues lead to errors, with 5% saying that those errors could seriously harm patients
18% of all nurses, 17% of emergency physicians, and 21.5% of emergency medicine residents have PTSD
Around 50% of doctors do not have a personal general practitioner, indicating neglect of their own physical health
79% decrease in insomnia

Tomorrow – With Mindfulness

All 70 healthcare professionals in a study reported reduced burnout and greater empathy after a mindfulness intervention
76.2% increase in general wellness
21.6% decrease in stress
60% of individuals report that mindfulness led to an increase in their energy
43% decreased risk for depression and suicide
25% increase in life expectancy for long term meditators
Can increase officer attention, concentration, and focus, thereby improving job performance and reducing errors
50% decrease in symptoms of PTSD
Up to 86% of physicians are sleep deprived
A 12-week yoga intervention led to a significant boost in immunity, preventing infection from disease

Change the community

The YOG Foundation Implements Mindful Yoga & Mindful Meditation Sessions Across Various Public Hospitals

As workers in public hospitals must care for the sick and dying on a daily basis, they are often subjected to the darkest sides of life, thereby impacting their mental and physical health. By implementing a mindfulness program with the YOG Foundation, it can not only improve the lives of these frontline workers, but it can also benefit the communities that they serve.

The Benefits of Mindfulness for Public Hospitals

There have been extensive studies that have examined the effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program implemented for healthcare professionals.

A recent review of these studies found that MBSR led to improved:

These studies suggest that mindfulness and yoga programs for healthcare professionals have the potential to significantly assist them in their own lives, while also improving the quality of care and outcomes of the patients they serve.