SafeHaven was founded in 2020 after recognizing a greater need to provide healthcare teams the support they need to stay well and prevent burnout.
As of 2021, protections have been extended through additional legislation to now include nurses and pharmacists; as well as medical, nursing, PA, and pharmacy students.
Many medical professionals are struggling to find purpose and joy at home and in their workplaces. To support the needs of clinicians struggling with stress, burnout, and the effects of COVID-19, the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) and VITAL WorkLife partnered to offer clinicians this comprehensive set of well-being resources they can use without risk to their medical license.
This program is a confidential resource for healthcare practitioners seeking help to address career fatigue and other mental health issues. The law protects information, including proceedings, minutes, records and reports; and communications, written and oral, originating in SafeHaven as privileged. This protection means that such information or communications may not be disclosed or produced in a legal proceeding absent an order from a circuit court judge showing “good cause arising from extraordinary circumstances.”
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