Wellness & Benefits

We wholly support your whole self.

At Wellstar, you’re more than a resident. You’re a friend, son, daughter, maybe a parent or partner. That’s why Wellstar offers more than your standard benefits. We recognize your life is full and demanding, and we want to help you make the most of all life’s moments – on and off the job, plus set you up for a long and meaningful career.

Our Wellness Infrastructure

We’re on a mission to promote a vibrant wellness culture, accessible to every team member, that cultivates connections and supports the whole person.

Our graduate medical education programs provide access to appropriate healthy resources, safe facilities, and accommodations, consistent with Wellstar and accreditation policies.

  • Tools for self-screening and access to confidential, affordable mental health assessment, counseling, and treatment, including urgent and emergent care 24/7.
  • Healthy and safe environment that provides access to food during clinical and educational assignments.
  • Quiet sleep and rest facilities that are private, safe, and clean.
  • Transportation options for residents and fellows who are too fatigued to return home safely on their own.
  • Private, clean facilities for lactation and refrigeration for breast milk.
  • Accommodations for residents and fellows with disabilities.

Mental & Emotional Health Resources

Spring Health

Spring Health is a comprehensive mental health and work-life benefit that provides you and your dependents (age six and up) with therapy sessions, self-help tools and resources for balancing work and life. Enjoy up to six therapy sessions annually at no cost, on-site clinical care navigators and a robust platform of self-guided exercises.

Additionally, through the Spring Health app, you have immediate access to experts in a variety of subject areas, with custom resources delivered in two days or less, including:

Work-Life
  • Childcare services
  • Travel resources
  • Household services
  • Pet care
  • Wellness
  • Educational services
  • Elder care services
Legal
  • Legal consultation
  • Child custody
  • Landlord/tenant
  • Divorce
  • Personal injury
  • Malpractice
  • Real estate
Financial
  • Budgeting
  • Major event planning
  • Buying a home
  • Selling a home
  • College fund planning
  • Retirement
  • Bankruptcy

Wellness Rooms

Enjoy fully equipped wellness rooms at every hospital and health park. Utilize amenities like massage chairs, a tea bar, an aromatherapy bar, yoga and spatial sound technology.

Residency can be challenging at times. Being able to access a wellness room offers a physical space to focus on self-care, develop healthy coping habits and reduce levels of anxiety and stress. Our new wellness room puts me in a place to be my best self, so my patients get superior care.

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Dr. Chelsea Conrad
Former resident, Wellstar Family Medicine Program

Headspace Subscription

Access hundreds of guided meditations that you can take with you on the go and access with your phone or computer.

Physical Health & Fitness Resources

Physical Health Resources

Wellness Consultants

Consultants are on-site team members who provide support and customized wellness programs to meet your team’s needs.

Their services and programs include wellness retreats, stress management, work-life balance, camaraderie and collaboration, and building healthy nutrition and exercise habits.

Physical Health Resources

Well-Being Coaching Consultants

Coaches use best practices and evidence-based strategies to help you develop sustainable strategies for enhanced well-being.

Physical Health Resources

Wellstar Center for Best Health

Achieve a healthier lifestyle through our clinic—offering customized, medically monitored programs that provide life-changing results for obesity, diabetes and hypertension.

Physical Health Resources

Sharecare

From nutrition and fitness tips to stress relief, Sharecare empowers you to take control of your day-to-day health habits through personal, targeted recommendations. Plus, you earn rewards for completing various activities and challenges.

Fitness Resources

Wellstar Employee Fitness Centers

Consultants are on-site team members who provide support and customized wellness programs to meet your team’s needs.

As a resident, you have free access to any of our 13 state-of-the-art fitness centers.

Fitness Resources

Active Fit

Choose from a nationwide network of 12,500+ standard fitness centers for just $28 a month. Plus, you have the option to join any of our 5,200+ premium exercise studios at 20 to 70% off without a long-term contract.

We Do Wellness Really Well

Additional Benefits & Family Support

Circles Concierge

Our concierge service is here to take things off your plate, offering assistance on everything from everyday errands to planning trips, researching gifts and anything in between!

Bright Horizons

Enjoy on-site childcare at Wellstar Kennestone Regional and Wellstar Cobb Medical Centers, as well as many other convenient locations. Normal childcare fell through? Access up to 80 hours of backup child and elder care per calendar year.

Virtual Tutoring

Receive personalized support for you or your family in over 3,000 subjects, as well as test prep, online or one-on-one services.

Tuition Reimbursement

All benefits-eligible team members can receive assistance for undergraduate and graduate study after six months of continuous employment before the course start date, provided they have a performance rating of at least 3.

Adoption Assistance

Become eligible for financial assistance to help offset the cost of legal fees, home studies and other adoption-related expenses up to $15,950 per finalized adoption.

403b Plan

Build your savings and secure your future with our 50-cent match on each dollar you contribute, up to 4% of eligible pay, and an annual contribution of up to 4% of eligible pay. The contributions you make to the plan are always yours to keep. After you’ve worked for Wellstar for three years, you’ll be 100% vested in the company’s contributions.

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We want to help you make the most of all life’s moments – on and off the job.

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DEI Programs

At Wellstar, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging support our mission of enhancing the health and well-being of every person we serve.

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