Workforce burnout has significantly increased among United States health care professionals, with the COVID 19 pandemic making an ever-present problem much worse.
The impact of burnout reaches beyond the people who are already part of the health care workforce.
Students are watching closely, trying to determine if they have the capacity and desire to face these daily challenges and be part of the future of health care.
For organizations, burnout has created a vicious circle, making it difficult to find enough staff to care for communities. When health care organizations are short staffed, it’s even harder to protect the well-being of the people they employ to provide care.
Along with creating awareness and new resources, HOPE-WWR is working to improve the resiliency of individuals and organizations with evidence-based tools. These tools aim to:
By engaging in this work, we hope to promote solutions around the growing issues of burnout so that the health care workforce can continue to best serve their communities.
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