Physician Sense September 3, 2021
According to findings from a recent Vivian Health study, more than half of healthcare professionals do not feel optimistic about the future. The study include more eye-opening statistics:
- 53% of healthcare professionals did not feel optimistic about the future of US healthcare, with only 20% of the total surveyed indicating an optimistic outlook.
- 87% of respondents indicated that their facilities are still short-staffed, on average.
- 72% reported that morale has gotten worse in their facility.
- 43% of respondents reported considering leaving the healthcare profession this year.
The statistics show a sharp decline in numerous measures versus a similar survey in 2020, in which 80% of respondents indicated that they would be likely to continue working as a healthcare...