Healthcare Workers: Remember To Care For Yourself Too

By Susan Coakley, President, Beacon Health Options
The anxiety and fear resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic can be profound, and nowhere is that more evident than with frontline healthcare workers. Working long hours in substandard conditions with patients who are often very ill and highly contagious, they fear for their personal health and that of their families. Many feel let down by the system at-large due to a lack of pandemic preparation, including a proper supply of the most elemental line of defense – personal protective equipment.

The documented concerns of healthcare workers are real. Stress is a physiological . . .