The Mental Health of Healthcare workers during Covid 19

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(image from Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital)


With everything going back to normal after two years of Isolation, and social distance Covid 19 has left a strain on the medical field have been affected for the last two years. So many people in the medical field have been overwhelmed trying to care for the infected patients flooding their hospitals.  Doctors and Nurses have to wear extra gear to protect themselves and it has taken a mental toll on them.


(image from Aspen University)

Being in the medical field during a pandemic it’s tiring them to work LONG hours and try to tend to one patient only to have another. Another stressful toll on the medical workers is not being able to save the people infected by Covid. It’s hard to see when a family member who works in healthcare has too long hours while the family has to be in quarantine.

It’s a tiring cycle that has been going off for the past two years. Even though things are slowing down, the mental stress the healthcare workers, doctors, and nurses have still been there from the start. It might be stressful but we should thank them for trying to pull through the rough two years until a vaccine arrives slowing down the spread.


(image from National Safety Council)

Working during a pandemic is a stressful time, I have family who works in the medical field and they had to go through that from 2020-to 2022, it was a struggle as I worry for them every day but I know they came out okay to make sure everyone is safe during this pandemic. We must continue to support the health care workers that are working hard every day to power through the deadly virus that flooded their place of work to make sure we get to where we are now. Thank you, healthcare works for all your hard work, in these dark times.

 Written by Amy Nguyen

More Information here: 

https://www.smokeypointbehavioralhospital.com/the-mental-health-of-healthcare-workers-during-covid-19-resources-and-support/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-020-0314-5

https://www.nsc.org/safety-first-blog/healthcare-workers-mental-health-during-covid-19

https://www.aspen.edu/altitude/bipoc-mental-health-awareness/

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