23% of Health Care Workers Likely to Leave Industry Soon: Poll

  • 📰 WebMD
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 13 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 8%
  • Publisher: 51%

Canada News News

Canada Canada Latest News,Canada Canada Headlines

American health care workers have remained resilient during the pandemic but are feeling the ongoing strain, with 23% saying they are likely to leave the field in the near future, according to a new poll.

During the pandemic, about 66% of those polled said they had treated a COVID-19 patient, which increased to 84% among nurses and 86% among hospital workers. Among those, 47% reported having a patient who died from COVID-19, including 53% of nurses and 55% of hospital workers.

Regarding coronavirus-related policy, most Americans working in health care expressed skepticism or criticism of the nation’s handling of the pandemic. About 39% agreed that the American health care system is “on the verge of collapse.”

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Good. Make room for people who actually want to work. It's a privilege not a right to make how much they make.

hopefully incentives help enjoy the work

🤔

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 709. in CA

Canada Canada Latest News, Canada Canada Headlines