NLHS Facing Continued ER Retention Challenges

NLHS Facing Continued ER Retention Challenges

NL Health Services says this province is continuing to face recruitment and retention challenges in the health care system and the ER is no exception. The health authority was responding to a recent national survey showing that 10 per cent of ER doctors in the country are leaving the profession due to burnout. NLHS says its current data shows a vacancy rate of approximately 13.9 per cent across the province’s Category A emergency departments – t…