Burnout among emergency room doctors high, one in 10 left the specialty, study finds
4 sources·Updated July 27, 2026
ER doctor burnout
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- News-Medical·3h agoBurnout causes emergency physicians to leave Canadian health care
Burnout is pushing emergency physicians to leave the specialty, or to reduce clinical hours, adding to the body of research pointing to a crisis in health care in Canada, according to a new study published in CMAJ.
Read at News-Medical → - National Post World·4h agoEmergency doctors are leaving or reducing hours in face of 'hopeless' ER crisis: survey
Half of Canada's ER doctors have reduced their work hours and 10 per cent have quit over 'broken' health system, the new survey suggests
Read at National Post World → - Medical Xpress·9h agoEmergency physician burnout: 1 in 10 leaving specialty in Canada
Burnout is pushing emergency physicians to leave the specialty or reduce clinical hours, adding to the body of research pointing to a crisis in health care in Canada, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Read at Medical Xpress → - Globe and Mail·9h agoBurnout among emergency room doctors high, one in 10 left the specialty, study finds
Of total survey respondents, 48% reduced clinical hours, 20% took time off from working in emergency medicine
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