About 10 years after starting a family medicine practice, the 41-year-old physician will close her Riverside Drive office in early July, leaving some 1,500 patients in search of a family doctor. That search may not be easy.
‘We are absolutely destroyed’: Health workers facing burnout, even as COVID levels ease.
Canadian nursing schools are seeing a surge in interest amid the pandemic, but experts warn it may not be enough to alleviate the shortage of people working in the profession. “It’s good news that we have so many applicants,” said Elizabeth Saewyc, a professor and director of the University of British Columbia’s nursing program. “But in some ways it’s also…
Nursing Shortage Expected to Continue Through 2024: How CMS Is Easing the Burden on Hospice Agencies
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has forecast a nursing shortage through 2024, with the United States projected to need more than half a million new nurses to replace those who leave the profession. This nursing shortage stems from a convergence of factors. First, the healthcare arena has experienced an influx of new patients due to the…
A Sudbury nurse tells Sudbury.com about the challenges of working during COVID-19 as job vacancies in health care topped 100,000 in Canada at the end of 2020, a recent journal report states. Concerns have been voiced over the exodus of experienced nurses who are quitting their jobs or moving into less demanding positions. It’s happening across Canada, across Ontario as…