To achieve these goals, St. Luke's hired a consultant specializing in hospital/employer relation- ship strategies in 2005. The consultant brought key areas of expertise in data management and tracking, targeted educational outreach, and
relationship building. Installing a dedicated expert on-site at the hospital to spearhead relationship management and wellness initiatives took the program to the next level.
St. Luke's spent approximately four months developing the program and introduced it to key stakeholders within the hospital.
By November 2005, St. Luke's launched its "Passport to Wellness" workforce health initiative, aimed at helping employers reduce prevent- able illnesses. Today, the program has been implemented at 170 employer worksites, where more than 150,000 employees have access to screenings, health education, health coaching, disease management, and healthy lifestyle programs. Passport to Wellness has proven that by implementing the right program with the right internal support and tracking systems, St. Luke's could achieve measurable results.