‘We have to push through, keep going, keep going’

Stress, shortages, erosion of public trust pushing health care workers toward burnout

November 19, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

by Mavis Chan

Julie Smith/News Tribune photo: Dr. Laurel Kramer, facing camera, is shown in her St. Mary's Hospital office in Jefferson City with Adam Moss, demonstrating how a session with a patient may be facilitated. Some of her patients are medical professionals who are dealing with career fatigue or burnout.


Kim Sallin has been dealing with increased anxiety and high blood pressure for the past six months.

They were symptoms she has not experienced before as a hospital nurse and administrator at the Osage County Health Department, she said.

"I