The health care sector continues to face challenges recruiting and retaining employees, even after the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that looked at data from 2018 through 2021.
Although hiring trends appear to be improving, high turnover continues to disrupt continuity of care, resulting in poorer patient outcomes.
Why Is It a Disproportionate Exodus?
Health care employers are struggling to recruit Black workers. Women in particular are leaving at disproportionate rates, according to the study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Network.
A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.
