INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND RESEARCH (IJAER) e-ISSN: 3107-3913 ( Vol. 02 | No. 2 | April - June, 2026 )

Workplace Wellbeing as a Pillar of Sustainable Healthcare Organizations: Evidence from Healthcare Employees

Author: Harshita Shukla, Roopal Sharma & Mahima Bajpai

Background: The sustainability of the healthcare profession centers on main-training a healthy and resilient manpower coupled with economic and environmental concerns. This investigation aims to probe the relationship between workplace well-being and sustainable health outcomes, whereas occupational well-being constitutes a key mechanism for ensuring persistent employee engagement, retention, and excellence in patient care. It highlights how distress contributes to burnout, job dissatisfaction, increased absenteeism, and adverse patient outcomes. Research Purpose: To scrutinize how workplace wellbeing enhances organizational sustainability in the healthcare sector. Design/ Methodology/Approach: A systematic Literature Review (SLR) technique was applied to analyze articles retrieved from the SCOPUS Database. The sample comprised 40 articles published between 2015 and 2026, which underwent thorough analysis based on Boolean Syntax. Findings: A systematic literature review revealed a considerable surge in publications on employee well-being in the healthcare industry after COVID-19, which was highest in 2025 , and Europe leads globally in terms of research publications.

Shukla, H., Sharma, R. & Bajpai, M. (2026). Workplace Wellbeing as a Pillar of Sustainable Healthcare Organizations: Evidence from Healthcare Employees. International Journal of Academic Excellence and Research, 02(02), 149–157. https://doi.org/10.62823/IJAER/02.02.218

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Article DOI: 10.62823/IJAER/02.02.218

DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.62823/IJAER/02.02.218

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