Harris Poll Survey: Burnt-Out Healthcare Workers Plan Exit as Workforce Shortages Loom, Opportunities for Education and Growth May Convince Some to Stay
A new Harris Poll survey finds that five years after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare workforce remains burnt out, with many planning their exits at the same time the U.S. is projected to have a shortage of nearly 700,000 critical healthcare workers, including physicians, RNs and LPNs by 2037. (HRSA, 2024.) However, health workers also indicate that opportunities for education and growth may convince them to stay.
