Share this Story: Overwhelmed Philippines hospitals hit by staff resignationsOverwhelmed Philippines hospitals hit by staff resignationsArticle content MANILA — Exhausted by the COVID workload, Loui quit her job as an intensive care unit nurse at a private hospital in the Philippines earlier this year. Try refreshing your browser, or Overwhelmed Philippines hospitals hit by staff resignations Back to video “We can’t even take a proper day off because we are often called back to cover for other staff who were in quarantine or resigned,” said Loui, who was earning 20,000 pesos ($394) a month, including overtime, before she quit in March. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPi)estimated that 40% of private hospital nurses resigned last year, but more followed new waves of infections this year. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Source: National Post August 16, 2021 14:37 UTC