Baptist Health Network implemented a Caritas HeartMath program, which integrates the Caring Science theory with HeartMath’s science and techniques and emphasizes caring-healing for practitioners and patients alike.
Continuity of Benefits
Baptist Health leaders were intrigued to learn that in previous studies, HeartMath participants reported that the benefits of using these tools did not decrease after 6 months for 85% of participants
Baptist Health leaders wanted to verify this in their hospital culture
They settled on three data points:
Before training baseline
Second at 1 month
Third at 1 year
Sustainable Improvements
Data at 1 Month:
9 metrics of Engagement increase, such as gratitude, motivation, goal clarity, communication effectiveness, positive outlook, and productivity
6 metrics of Stress decreased, including fatigue, anxiety, depression, anger management, and resentfulness
Data at 1 Year:
13 metrics of Engagement continued to increase
6 metrics of Stress continued to decrease
We felt that HeartMath, with its heart-centered methods, gave our staff a technique and tool to connect them to Dr. Watson’s caring theory. The Caring Theory and HeartMath complement each other and together, they give you a more robust way to approach a caring environment. Diane Raines, Senior VP, Chief Nursing Officer
"The CEO engaged HeartMath to transform the hospital culture; staff experienced less stress, more resilience, and more satisfaction. This caused a large decrease in health care claims costs.”
We felt that HeartMath, with its heart-centered methods, gave our staff a technique and tool to connect them to Dr. Watson’s caring theory. The Caring Theory and HeartMath complement each other and together, they give you a more robust way to approach a caring environment.
Diane Raines, Senior VP, Chief Nursing Officer