DE HCR18

Designates March 18, 2025, as the inaugural "Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness" in Delaware

Acknowledges healthcare worker burnout statistics: 50% reported burnout in 2020, 44% of nurses experienced physical violence, 68% experienced verbal abuse, and 69% of physicians experienced depression

Notes that job quitting among healthcare and social assistance workers was 9.2% higher in 2023 compared to February 2020

References federal efforts including the 2021 CDC Health Worker Mental Health Initiative, the 2022 Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and the Surgeon General's Advisory on Health Worker Burnout

Recognizes Delaware has 37 Health Professional Shortage Areas across primary care, dental, and mental health disciplines as identified by HRSA in 2023