Burnout, Workforce, Capacity Planning, Behavioral Health Workers, Access to Behavioral Health Burnout: The New Pandemic May 23, 2023 By Elisa Arespacochaga, Michael R Privitera, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center Health care has always been a demanding profession, and the effects of the last few years have meant that health care workers have been asked to do more with less.