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Caring for Others Begins With Caring for Ourselves
As a physician, you know firsthand the demands of your chosen profession. The long hours, busy days and emotional stressors can take a heavy toll, potentially affecting your ability to deliver exceptional patient care and impacting your personal life.
Maintaining your own well-being is extremely important. It's not an action you take once, but rather an ongoing awareness of and commitment to your physical, emotional and mental health. St. Luke's supports you in this effort and offers these trusted resources to help you care for yourself as well as you care for our patients.
Resources Specific to COVID-19 Crisis
- Adapting and Coping in Crisis from the Ada County Medical Society
- Coronavirus Resources for Physicians from the Idaho Medical Association
- Supporting Care Teams & Patients Through COVID-19 from Practicing Excellence
General Physician Wellness Resources
- Acumen Institute
- Ada County Medical Society - confidential counseling program and resources: Physician Vitality Center
- American College of Physicians: Wellness and Resiliency
- American College of Surgeons: Surgeon Well-Being
- Coalition for Physician Well-Being
- Southworth Associates: Physician Recovery Network
- Stanford Health stress and burnout resources
- The Joy in Medicine - a physician wellness talk given by Ted Epperly, MD and Chuck Hulse, MBA, FACMPE
Are you in distress or concerned about someone you know?
Call or Text 988 for the Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline
The Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline provides 24/7 free and confidential crisis intervention, emotional support, problem-solving, and referrals to local resources for persons at risk for suicide and for those concerned about them.
You do not have to be in crisis to call.
NOTE: The Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline is a member of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and is taking the 988 calls for Idaho as part of the national network of crisis call centers. It is a national line, but the people you'll speak to live here in Idaho.
Help is just a phone call or text away. Please call or text 988, or start an online chat now.
Community Resource Guides
- Treasure Valley Community Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support - Help is Here!
- Adams and Valley Counties Community Mental Health Support - Help Right Here
- Wood River Community Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support - Get Help!
- Elmore County Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Support - Help is Here!