Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Executive Director Tim Size says a statewide labor shortage is impacting all sectors, including health care. As health care workers retire — and age — they become customers of health care, increasing demand for staff. Size calls that a “double tsunami.” In addition, the stress and burnout of the workforce from the pandemic is accelerating retirements.

Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative Executive Director Tim Size says a statewide labor shortage is impacting all sectors, including health care. As health care workers retire &mdash; and age &mdash; they become customers of health care, increasing demand for staff. Size calls that a &ldquo;double tsunami.&rdquo; In addition, the stress and burnout of the workforce from the pandemic is accelerating retirements.

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