Hospital research shows that, between 2011 to 2017, almost half of nurses working inside the Saint John fRegional Hospital emergency room have left. It associates these departures with work-related stress. The finding is part of an ongoing study into worker burnout by Horizon and Dalhousie University. One emergency physician and professor of emergency medicine at Dalhousie University is worried about the statistics and believes the emergency room workload affects the unit’s ability to retain staff. He also adds that it makes it more difficult for them to be compassionate. Nursing shortages are especially felt in the Moncton and Mirmachi areas, followed by Saint John. The researchers suggest the emergency nurse turnover rate at Fredericton’s Dr. Everett Chalmers facility is similar to that of Saint John’s Regional Hospital.
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