The growing incidence of burnout among health care providers is well known. The unique and significant stresses of the pandemic, layered on top of the already high level of burnout that preceded the onset of COVID, has produced a degree of burnout throughout the health care sector beyond what we have ever experienced, exceeding an overall incidence of 60% by late 2021 (JAMA Health Forum 2022;3:e224163). Although system-level factors are a major contributor to burnout in the health care sector, that does not replace the need for mental health care for those who need it (Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being. 2019; N Engl J Med 2022;387). A recent survey of anesthesiologists reported that more than one anesthesiologist in five acknowledged they were depressed, either as a sole diagnosis or in combination with burnout (asamonitor.pub/3VGzTif).
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