Heal the Healers Now, a new national initiative to bring the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique to reduce stress to medical professionals battling the coronavirus pandemic, was launched by two non-profit groups: the Center for David Lynch Foundation Health and Wellness and the US TM Organization.
“With COVID-19 testing our healthcare system’s technology, infrastructure and most importantly human resources, the doctors and nurses taking care of the scared and sick patients – at great risk to themselves – deserve the very best tools to manage their health that we can provide them,” said Bob Roth, Chief Executive Officer, the David Lynch Foundation.
Even before the pandemic, a Harvard report called physician burnout “a public health crisis that urgently demands action,” with several surveys putting the rate of provider burnout as high as 70 percent. The American Academy of Family Physicians linked burnout to higher rates of medical errors, substance abuse and addiction and suicide among physicians.
The Center has established the “Heal the Healers Now Fund” with all money raised used to deliver the meditation to healthcare providers at no charge. Those interested in supporting the initiative can visit HealTheHealersNow.org.
