Fierce Healthcare October 31, 2023
Dave Muoio

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the first-ever federal campaign encouraging hospitals to track and address burnout across their workforces.

Unveiled Tuesday, Impact Wellbeing offers the industry a collection of free resources outlining approaches hospital leadership can take to improve the well-being of their workers. The materials were developed by the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in collaboration with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, an advocacy group for clinician wellness.

The new effort aims to tackle an issue that has swept the healthcare industry. A pre-pandemic study from the National Academy of Medicine reported signs of burnout among 35% to 45% of nurses and 40% to 60% of medical students. Survey...

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