Even before 2020, the number of health care providers in the U.S., specifically primary care providers, had been dropping.1 The pandemic has exacerbated this shortage. Between 60% and 75% of health care providers are described as exhausted, depressed, suffering from sleep disorders and experiencing PTSD. Around 20% of health care providers have left the field, and we have no way of knowing how many will choose to return.2 Remaining health care providers are bearing the brunt of worsening staffing shortages.

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