Health care worker burnout doesn’t end at retirement

The dream is always the same.

I’m pushing the ultrasound machine down a hospital hallway with an X-ray tech beside me. We’re on our way to do a portable exam when a voice crackles overhead: “Radiology to the ER. STAT.” She peels away toward the emergency department, and I turn back toward imaging alone. Then I can’t find my way back.

I step into elevators that open onto unfamiliar floors. I push …

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Health care worker burnout doesn’t end at retirement