NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Opens Third of Four Wellness Rooms for Staff at Gotham Health, Belvis

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Opens Third of Four Wellness Rooms for Staff at Gotham Health, Belvis

The wellness room offers healthcare staff a gratifying break from their work responsibilities

Jan 23, 2025

Bronx, NY - NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health announced the opening of a new wellness room for staff at Belvis. This marks the third of four new wellness room to be established across various Gotham Health sites as part of the health system's investment in workforce wellness under its Helping Healers Heal program. Co-designed with WXY Studio, this serene space provides a quiet retreat for employees to recharge, de-stress, and heal. The room features visually enhanced environments, including beautiful art, calming music, and soothing lighting, offering staff a chance to relax and rejuvenate. Additionally, the wellness room serves as a space for connection and debriefing, allowing staff to support each other and share experiences in a tranquil setting. Following summer openings at Gotham Health, Cumberland and Gotham Health, East New York in Brooklyn, a future wellness room is planned for Gotham Health, Morrisania.

The four wellness rooms at Gotham Health are part of a systemwide initiative bringing 20 wellness rooms to staff at NYC Health + Hospitals. The Jeffrey H. and Shari L. Aronson Family Foundation gave a leadership contribution to support the creation of the 20 wellness rooms. Several other donors also contributed to the project, including the Ira W. DeCamp Foundation and The George Link, Jr. Foundation.

"We are thrilled to unveil our new wellness room at Gotham Health, Belvis,"said Michelle Lewis, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health. "This initiative has been a top priority, underscoring our commitment to providing a nurturing and supportive environment for our staff. I am excited to see the positive impact this will have on the entire Gotham Health community."

"Wellness rooms continue to be a cornerstone of NYC Health + Hospitals' Helping Healers Heal wellness programming. They provide a sanctuary for staff to destress while at work and for staff to take a moment to care for themselves. Wellness rooms are a permanent fixture demonstrating NYC Health + Hospitals' investment and commitment to workforce wellness. These spaces ensure that our employees focus on their own needs in order to meet the needs of the patient populations they serve," said Jeremy Segall, MA, RDT, LCAT, FPCC, NYC Health + Hospitals Assistant Vice President and System Chief Wellness Officer

"It is my honor to introduce our new wellness room at Gotham Health, Belvis. This space has been thoughtfully designed to offer a tranquil environment where employees can step away from their demanding roles and focus on self-care." said NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Chief of Infrastructure and Support Services Officer, Roman Ryniewski.

"We are delighted to open this new wellness room at Gotham Health, Belvis," said NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health Regional Medical Director, Bronx Jeremy O'Connor, MD. "This new space highlighted our commitment to our dedicated staff, offering a crucial area for relaxation, stress relief, and achieving a balanced lifestyle in our daily work environment."

Helping Healers Heal or H3, is the foundational infrastructure for enhanced Wellness programming across all service lines of NYC Health + Hospitals to address emotional and psychological needs of all staff. The Wellness program focuses on the following 8 Dimensions of Wellness:

• Emotional - coping effectively with life and creating satisfying well-being for oneself.
• Environmental - Understanding how your social, natural, and built environments affect your health and well-being.
• Financial - Feeling informed with current and future financial well-being including preparing for short/long term goals and emergencies.
• Intellectual - Recognizing creative abilities and finding ways to expand knowledge and skills.
• Occupational - Finding personal satisfaction and feeling valued in one's work.
• Physical - Acknowledging the importance of physical activity, nutrition, and sleep
• Social - Developing a sense of connection, belonging and support of others.
• Spiritual - Discovering a sense of greater purpose and individual meaning.

To learn more about NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Belvis services, or to make an appointment, call 844-NYC-4NYC.

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About NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is a Federally Qualified Healthcare Provider formed in 2012 to enable individuals and families to address their health care needs in their own neighborhoods. Serving more than 100,000 New Yorkers annually in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island, and Queens, Gotham Health consists of 30 healthcare sites in all five boroughs of New York City. Gotham Health provides easy-to-access, high-quality, affordable health care services with a focus on primary care. It is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and building healthy communities, with a focus upon providing patients and families convenient access to high-quality preventive care, such as annual check-ups and immunizations. Health care teams are trained to help patients manage ongoing conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease.

About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city's five boroughs. A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty care centers anchors care coordination with the system's trauma centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlus health plan-all supported by 11 essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 43,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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