"Healthcare workers are heroes."
We don't want to be heroes.
We want electricity. Working equipment. Salary paid on time. We want a system that doesn't send us to die quietly in a call room.
The Hippocratic Oath says "DO NO HARM."
But working 72-hour shifts causes harm.
Underfunded hospitals cause harm.
Unpaid salaries cause harm.
Where is the oath that protects the doctor?
It is sooo attractive when people apologize for responding late, or when they tell you they're unable to talk to you, the skill of communication is just so attractive.