It’s been 6 years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
Healthcare workers are reflecting on their experiences during the chaotic period. Doctor Bartho Capone with UW Health in Madison recalls the fear he felt.
“I was scared that I wasn’t able to help people like I wanted to help them. I don’t know if that ever truly went away,” Capone said.
The American Medical Association reported that physician burnout peaked at about 63-percent in 2021. The figure improved to around 44-percent by last year. COVID-19 was one of the three leading causes of death in Wisconsin in 2020. Figures from the CDC last year listed Covid as the 10th leading cause of death in Wisconsin.