What Does Well-Being Mean to Us?

Venn diagram showing the intersection of Healthcare System, Work Environment, and Individual with Fulfillment & Meaning at the center.

“Healthcare Well-Being” is emerging as the catch-all term used to describe the field dedicated to the scientific study of how external healthcare systems, organizational structures, cultural influences, and individual factors shape the physical and psychological well-being, behavior, and professional experience of healthcare providers within medical settings.

An umbrella graphic showing factors contributing to well-being, with positive elements on the left side and negative elements on the right side.

“Well-Being” is often used as an umbrella term and interchangeably with terms in the field that have various conceptual and operational definitions.