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Low on beds because low on staff because treat staff like shite because make more money because cut corners

but hospitals blame COVID, not themselves

Several people in my family are nurses. Hospitals are throwing money at nurses and staff to keep the hospital well staffed. Many are burnt out and there are a high number of call ins every shift. People not scheduled to work are not coming in despite getting offered 2-3 times their normal pay.

I know several nurses able to pull in 6 figures over the last year, but now they are burnt out and would rather have an escape from what they are having to deal with and see in the hospital every day.

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Posted by IslandBuckeye

Boca Chica, Panama

Member since Apr 2018

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Posted on 8/25/21 at 10:19 am to TiketheMiger

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Many are burnt out

Now add the ones leaving due to mandates.

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Posted by theunknownknight

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2005

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Posted on 8/25/21 at 10:23 am to TiketheMiger

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I know several nurses able to pull in 6 figures over the last year, but now they are burnt out

Like I said - nursing shortage

They are burnt out because they are overworked and it’s cheaper to overpay one person with a single set of benefits than two average salaries with two sets of benefits

Here’s the math

1 nurse at 100k = 150k hospital costs
2 nurses at 75k = 250k hospital costs
3 nurses at 50k = 300k hospital costs

So there is a price point per bed the hospitals try and hit to maximize profit. This price point is burning nurses out even though the hospital is “throwing money” at them

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