{"id":20707,"date":"2021-10-15T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T16:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=20707"},"modified":"2021-10-15T11:20:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:20:27","slug":"health-care-staffing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/health-care-staffing\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Care Staffing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Health Care Staffing | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69ePGGsgPik?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>October 15, 2021<\/strong> \u2013<\/strong> The Line opinion panel explores the problem of a burned-out, stressed-out health care workforce. New Mexico\u2019s health care system wasn&#8217;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?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Gene Grant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line Opinion Panel:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima public relations&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Sophie Martin, attorney&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>H. 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