Summary

A recent Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation survey of 1,327 front-line health care workers in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that medical burnout has reached epidemic proportions. An overwhelming 55% of front-line health care workers reported burnout (defined as mental and physical exhaustion from chronic workplace stress), with the highest rate (69%) among our youngest staff — those ages 18 to 29. That same age group also reported the highest negative impact of the pandemic on their mental health (75%), though a majority of all health care workers (62%) reported some mental health repercussions.Sometimes healthcare workers become such devoted to their profession that they become lost in it. When something bad happens to that core, it has devastating consequences. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Naomi Jean-Baptiste MD, mother, wife,  board-certified emergency medicine physician, frontline provider, and founder of Hope4Med a company the provides a convenient, private, and confidential outlet that passes no judgment and helps guide the healthcare worker through times of struggle.Get in touch with Dr. JB here:website:https://hope4med.com/Podcast:https://hope4med.com/resources/Be sure you are subscribed to the podcast to receive your episodes automatically:AppleSpotifyHealth is a #communityeffort Be well,Corey Dion LewisSupport the show