Health Care Worker Crisis Looms as Burnout and Mental Health Issues Surge, CDC Warns

Harassment is pushing health care workers to the edge, and the implications for people needing care are dire.
Health Care Worker Crisis Looms as Burnout and Mental Health Issues Surge, CDC Warns
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Health care workers are experiencing burnout, harassment, suicidal thoughts, and other mental health symptoms at alarming levels, a Vital Signs report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found.

Experts warn this could lead to critical health care staffing shortages, threatening patient care at a time when an aging population needs it most.

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George Citroner reports on health and medicine, covering topics that include cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions. He was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) award in 2020 for a story on osteoporosis risk in men.
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