Strengthen your workforce retention and engagement
Connect evidence-based programs, culture data, and peer insight to strengthen retention, reduce disruption, and build sustainable workforce stability.
Connect workforce strategy to measurable performance
Health systems struggle to stabilize the workforce when development, leadership, and engagement strategy are treated as separate efforts. Vizient helps leaders build a more connected workforce model that improves retention, strengthens leadership capability, and provides clearer visibility into where performance is breaking down.
In practice
What stronger workforce retention and engagement makes possible
Nurse managers are the retention linchpin
Stable, engaged nursing teams deliver lower mortality, fewer readmissions, and stronger financial performance.
People and technology, working as one
Redesign workflows so people and technology collaborate to meet demand and ease staffing strain.
Taking workforce challenges to Capitol Hill
Vizient brought workforce challenges to Congress, advocating for policy that protects staff, access, and care.
When organizations focus on creating healthy cultures, it leads to more engaged, higher performing teams, which enhances clinical and operational performance and, ultimately, contributes to financial sustainability.
Workforce instability demands retention strategy
Hospital leaders face millions in turnover costs, manager attrition, and physician workforce contraction, requiring comprehensive retention strategies to protect margins and performance.
Annual turnover-related losses
The average acute care hospital is burdened by $4.75 million in annual turnover-related losses.
Nurse managers intent to leave
12% of nurse managers reported intent to leave their roles, and 9.5% actually exited.
Physicians intend to reduce hours
30% of physicians report intent to reduce clinical hours or leave practice, signaling ongoing workforce instability.
PRODUCTS
The capabilities behind the solution
Retain nurses from day one
Build confidence and competence in new graduate nurses with a structured program that improves retention, reduces turnover, and supports stronger clinical outcomes.
Build a more sustainable workforce
Optimize labor models, reduce inefficiencies, and create a workforce strategy that supports retention and long-term performance.
Your partner for top performance
Combine intelligence, expert guidance, and peer collaboration to improve outcomes and accelerate progress. Vizient Networks helps leaders turn insight into sustained performance improvement.
Prepare the next generation of nurse leaders
Support nurses stepping into management roles with structured development that builds confidence, strengthens teams, and improves retention.
Understand your workforce at every level
Capture actionable insight into culture, engagement, and well-being to guide improvements that support retention and team performance.
Benchmarked Culture Analytics
Use benchmarked culture insight to focus workforce action where it matters most
Engagement strategy becomes more effective when leaders can identify barriers, compare performance, and prioritize interventions using data that reflects real workforce experience.
Frontline Leadership Development
Strengthen frontline leadership that shapes workforce stability and performance
Workforce stability depends on leaders who can guide teams, manage complexity, and sustain engagement, which means leadership development must be treated as a core operational priority.
Early-Career Retention Support
Reduce early-stage turnover where the workforce is most at risk
Retention improves when employees receive structured onboarding and development that builds confidence, capability, and connection during the highest-risk phases of the workforce lifecycle.
Assess your organization
See your organization's performance in perspective
See how you compare and where to focus next.