Alaska’s burnout problem is bigger than stress

Alaska’s burnout problem is bigger than stress

Workers unload an early season catch of sockeye salmon at the harbor in Cordova in June 2024 (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)Alaskans pride themselves on resilience. We work long hours, adapt to difficult conditions, raise families through dark winters and carry a culture that values toughness and independence. But resilience without recovery eventually becomes exhaustion. Across healthcare, more providers are seeing the same troubling pat…