The Louisiana Department of Health reports three additional probable cases of the Omicron variant in the state now. One of the cases involves an individual in the Acadiana area who traveled out of the country. The other two cases involve individuals in the Greater New Orleans area which brings the total number of Omicron cases in our state to 4 – 3 probable and one confirmed. The state reports 733 new COVID cases today, 17 fatalities, and 211 hospitalizations.
A 2019 study by LSU Health New Orleans Radiologist Dr. Bradley Spieler (Spee-ler) indicates burnout affects more than 50-percent of healthcare professionals. Spieler says burnout is now considered an illness and it even has its own billing code.
And there are reports that burnout has increased even more with COVID.
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