Retaining VA Women’s Health Primary Care Providers: Work Setting Matters

Rachel Schwartz; Susan M. Frayne; Sarah Friedman; Yasmin Romodan; Eric Berg; Sally Haskell; Jonathan Shaw

Retaining VA Women’s Health Primary Care Providers: Work Setting Matters

Rachel Schwartz,
Susan M. Frayne,
Sarah Friedman,
Yasmin Romodan,
Eric Berg,
Sally Haskell,
Jonathan Shaw

October 15, 2020

When an experienced provider opts to leave a healthcare workforce (attrition), there are significant costs, both direct and indirect. Turnover of healthcare providers is underreported and understudied, despite evidence that it negatively impacts care delivery and negatively impacts working conditions for remaining providers. In the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system, attrition of women’s health primary care providers (WH-PCPs) threatens a specially trained workforce; it is unknown what factors contribute to, or protect against, their attrition.

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