100% — we are failing miserably. Two of my close friends are nurses. The stress they experience at work sounds awful. I work in human services which is also insanely under-staffed, over-worked & under-paid. Been this way since the start of COVID & it’s not getting any better. I don’t even know what to think about it at this point. I’m just burnt out.

Could it be just not enough nurses to fill the demand? The bulk of the boomers have retired with less population to fill in. We’ve seen restaurants closing here weekly because they can’t get staff or supplies. I’m not defending the management, this should not be a surprise. Our system is not perfect and the only advantage of others is it’s paid through your tax dollars, but service isn’t necessarily better and in many cases worse. Imagine the RMV for healthcare.