Minimizing Medical Burnout: Felicia Sadler Of Relias On How Hospitals and Medical Practices Are Helping To Reduce Physician and Healthcare Worker Burnout

An Interview With Jake Frankel

Authentic participatory leadership: Leaders should be authentic and lead by example. It is important to be visible while listening to staff and ready to provide meaningful strategies in response to concerns. Engaging teams and incorporating their feedback is essential to demonstrate that they are being heard.

The pandemic was hard on all of us. But statistics have shown that the pressures of the pandemic may have hit physicians and healthcare workers the hardest. While employment is starting to return to pre-pandemic levels generally, the healthcare sector is lagging behind with a significant percentage of healthcare workers not returning to work. This is one of the factors that is causing a shortage of doctors. Some experts say that the US may soon be short almost 124,000 physicians. (See here for example)

What are hospitals and medical practices doing to help ease the extreme mental…