Burnout isn't just in employees' head; it's in their circumstances

The health of a society depends heavily on health care professionals, but the profession has a problem: burnout. Over half of doctors and a third of nurses feel it, and the consequences are dire. When providers burn out, patients are less likely to get quality care and more likely to die.
 
During a pandemic, the risks of burnout become even more acute: Medical professionals are braving high disease exposure, long hours and inadequate resources.
 
The heart of burnout is emotional exhaustion — feeling so depleted and drained by your job that you have nothing left to give. In