Navigating grief during the holidays
Grief can feel especially heavy during the holidays, as traditions and gatherings may amplify feelings of loss.
At MedStar Health, we prioritize the wellbeing of our remarkable providers and associates. The goal of this page is to ensure you have the resources needed to thrive.
- Your Compensation and Benefits
- MedStar Health MyHR (login required) – Find information on your perks and benefits.
- MedStar Connects You
- Wellbeing Resources
- Working Group for Racial Justice
- Specialty Respect
- Tour Washington, D.C.
- Tour Baltimore
Mental health is essential to your wellbeing.
Check the descriptions that best reflect your mental health to find the right resources for help and support.
THRIVING
- Optimally functioning
- Motivated and engaged
- Calm
RESOURCES
Help reinforce a culture of Wellbeing:
- Visit MedStarHealth.org/Wellbeing
- Email wellbeing@medstar.net
- Use the Teams Wellbeing app to get involved
SURVIVING
- Manageable, temporary distress
- Irritable, anxious or down
- Reduced cognitive ability and focus
RESOURCES
Use Stress First Aid
Access lifestyle coaching sessions
Get support/advice from a mental health coach
STRUGGLING
- Intense, prolonged distress
- Sense a loss of control and feeling overwhelmed
- Ineffective coping strategies
RESOURCES
Access mental health referrals, including five free counseling sessions
Schedule expedited mental health appointments
Request a leader consultation to address team distress
IN CRISIS
- Severe, ongoing distress
- Hopelessness and inability to cope
- Feeling burned out and disengaged
RESOURCES
Take immediate action!
- Contact 24/7 EAP at 866-765-3277
- Call/text 988 Suicide& Crisis Lifeline or 988LifeLine.org/Chat
- Talk with your supervisor or someone you trust to get help
