Health care work force on track to recover from pandemic -- with a few key exceptions, study finds

Key Facts

• CNN — The health care work force in the US had huge turnover at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic but seems to be getting back to prepandemic levels, although it’s not there yet, according to a new study.
• Turnover rates peaked in the first part of the pandemic, but the work force largely recovered in the second period studied, with the exception of doctors and people who worked in long-term care facilities.
• “We have a lot of work to do in the area of mental health and supporting the mental health of our health care workers.”
• Kapu said more funds are also needed to increase the work force in general and to pay for education so more people can go into the health care profession.

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