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The Bangor Daily News investigates the exodus of health care workers in the second year of the pandemic. According to the story, most of the persons leaving the field worked for hospitals and nursing homes, facilities hit hardest by COVID-19. The work force at those facilities is down by about 10% in Maine, about half the national average. Some have left heath care completely; others are moving to less stressful areas within the profession.
Follow the link for details; here’s a bit that I think is particularly significant (emphasis added):
“It’s always felt a little frustrating to treat someone for something that’s preventable,” Oberson said. “People claiming it’s not real or that it’s not serious when you are seeing it first-hand.”
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