North Carolina Clinician & Physician Retention & Well-Being Consortium
Centene Foundation, Carolina Complete Health and Carolina Complete Health Network support the North Carolina Clinician & Physician Retention & Well‑Being (NCCPRW) Consortium’s efforts to address clinician burnout and strengthen mental health and well‑being of physicians across North Carolina.
At a Glance
INVESTMENT
2025-2028
PROGRAM
Statewide clinician mental health and well-being initiatives
REGION
North Carolina (statewide)
PARTNERS
- NCCPRW Consortium
- Centene Foundation
- Carolina Complete Health
- Carolina Complete Health Network
DRIVERS OF HEALTH FOCUS
Clinician mental health, workforce well-being, burnout prevention
About The NCCPRW Consortium
The NCCPRW Consortium unites healthcare leaders, academic institutions and advocacy organizations to address the growing challenges facing North Carolina’s healthcare workforce. NCCPRW has emerged as a statewide leader in addressing clinician burnout and mental health needs by reducing stigma, strengthening protections for clinicians, and advancing system level approaches to workforce well-being. Key partners include the North Carolina Medical Society, the North Carolina Professionals Health Program, the North Carolina Community Health Center Association, the Old North State Medical Society, and the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation.
The Centene Foundation Partnership
Centene Foundation, in partnership with Carolina Complete Health and Carolina Complete Health Network, committed a multi year grant of $1.3 million to support NCCPRW from 2025 through 2028.
This investment supports statewide efforts to address clinician burnout, expand access to mental health resources, and embed well-being support across health systems and professional organizations. Through this partnership, NCCPRW, Carolina Complete Health and Centene Foundation are helping ensure clinicians have the support they need to maintain their own well-being while continuing to care for communities across North Carolina.
Why NCCPRW’s Work Matters
Healthcare providers, including physicians and nurses, experience higher rates of depression and other mental health challenges compared to the general population. National data underscores the urgency of this work, with 64 percent of physicians reporting burnout symptoms at least once a week.
Supporting clinician mental health and well-being is critical to sustaining the healthcare workforce and ensuring communities across North Carolina can continue to access high-quality care.
Statewide Clinician Well-Being Initiatives
With support from Centene Foundation, NCCPRW is advancing coordinated, statewide efforts to support clinician mental health and well-being. This work brings together health systems, professional associations, academic institutions and advocacy organizations to address burnout, reduce stigma and embed well-being into the structures that support the healthcare workforce.
Through these initiatives, NCCPRW promotes shared strategies, policy alignment and practical resources that help organizations better support physicians, nurses and other clinicians. The goal is lasting cultural and structural change that improves clinician resilience and sustains access to high-quality care statewide.
Community Impact
Since 2025, NCCPRW has already made meaningful progress, including successful efforts to revise state licensure language to better protect clinicians who seek help for mental health challenges. The consortium also continues to build momentum through in person events, digital resource hubs and strategic partnerships that integrate clinician well-being into the core of health systems and professional associations statewide.