Hospitals Address Widespread Doctor Burnout

To address an epidemic of physician stress that some say puts patients at risk of medical errors, hospitals are making changes

Doctors who feel stressed or burned out are getting some urgent care.

To address what experts view as a national epidemic of physician discontent, hospitals are expanding their c-suites with the new position of chief wellness officer.

In recent years hospitals have tried a variety of wellness programs, but there is a sense this approach didn’t...