News|Videos|July 2, 2025 (Updated: June 24, 2025)

Battling burnout in health care: Changes, good and bad, over the last six years

The chief medical officer of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation discusses the state of health care burnout in 2025.

Over the past six years, physicians, other clinicians, health care leaders and the public have gained awareness of just how critical the health care workforce is to the health of the nation. But there is still plenty of room to improve. Stefanie Simmons, M.D., FACEP, chief medical officer of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, offers closing thoughts on these recent changes.