Chief Healthcare Executive April 25, 2025
A new study finds reduced levels of burnout since the arrival of COVID-19, but burnout continues to surpass pre-pandemic levels.
The Veterans Health Administration is seeing reductions in staff burnout, at least compared to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But burnout levels remain higher than pre-pandemic years, according to a new study published this week in Jama Network Open.
The analysis finds that there’s work to be done to address levels of burnout and stress at the Veterans Health Administration, the largest integrated health system in the nation.
“The VHA has made several efforts to reduce burnout and stress, and results showed some promise, but exploration of ways to reduce burnout to pre-pandemic levels is needed,” the authors stated.
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