As pandemic wanes, will burnout fuel exodus of Colorado health care workers?

Medical professionals, industry experts fear trauma of fighting COVID will push caregivers out

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AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Dr. Amy Olson, medical director of the Pulmonary Physiology Unit at National Jewish Health, gears up at the Denver hospital on Nov. 19, 2020. Facing intense burnout from working through the pandemic, Olson left the hospital in March. Experts fear that as the health crisis abates, the medical profession could see an exodus of workers.
By Jessica Seaman | jseaman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
July 3, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

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Jessica Seaman | Health reporter

Jessica joined the Denver Post as a health reporter in 2018. She covers various topics, including mental health, hospitals and health care costs. She also writes The Post's health newsletter Checkup Denver.