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The Blue Coats Program to Improve and Sustain Workforce Well-Being.

Anish K Agarwal1, Kathryn See2, Kailee Bar-Nadav3

  • 1Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Clinical Director of Transformation Science, Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Transformation and Innovation, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA.

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The Blue Coats program at Penn Medicine enhances clinical workforce well-being by embedding ambassadors to address frontline needs. This initiative improved staff hope and trust, boosting retention and agency.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Psychology
  • Workforce Development

Background:

  • Traditional system-level strategies often fail to address real-time frontline needs in healthcare.
  • Workforce well-being is critical for healthcare system performance and staff retention.
  • Burnout and operational strain are significant challenges in the current healthcare landscape.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of the Blue Coats program on clinical workforce well-being at Penn Medicine.
  • To assess the effectiveness of a locally embedded initiative in addressing frontline staff needs.
  • To determine if the program improves trust, hope, belonging, and retention among healthcare staff.

Main Methods:

  • The Blue Coats program embeds well-being ambassadors and operational consultants within clinical departments.
  • Ambassadors observe, shadow, and listen to frontline staff to identify pain points and opportunities.
  • A discovery-to-delivery model is used, involving collaboration with leadership to implement customized interventions.

Main Results:

  • Early data show meaningful gains in hope, trust, and belonging among outpatient clinical staff.
  • Nursing staff saw an 11.8% increase in trust and a 7.4% improvement in hope.
  • Support staff experienced a 24.6% increase in trust.
  • Staff reported feeling "seen, heard, and supported," and a restored sense of agency.

Conclusions:

  • The Blue Coats program effectively bridges the gap between frontline experience and leadership decision-making.
  • The initiative enhances workforce well-being, trust, and retention through customized interventions.
  • This scalable, human-centered model offers a framework for improving healthcare workforce engagement and sustainability nationally.