Health Care Staffing

October 15, 2021 – The Line opinion panel explores the problem of a burned-out, stressed-out health care workforce. New Mexico’s health care system wasn’t in the best of shape even before the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in rural parts of the state. Now, many health care workers are leaving the profession. Are vaccine mandates contributing to the exodus or is it mostly due to overwhelmed workers in an overwhelmed system? 

Host: Gene Grant 

Line Opinion Panel: 
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima public relations  
Sophie Martin, attorney  
H. Diane Snyder, former state senator 

For More Information: 

New Mexico health care workers continue to see staff shortage – KOB-4 

Amid hospital crunch, COVID rises – Albuquerque Journal