iarjhcpIARJHCPIARJHCP2789-6048https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjhcp.2022.v02i01.001Prevalence of Burnout: A Survey of Healthcare Workers at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College HospitalShirazKhanProf.SeemaHakimHealth care workers (HCW) with burnout result in poor efficiency and jeopardize optimal patient care. Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College Hospital (JNMCH) is a busy 1300 bedded tertiary care center. Till date no study has been done to find out the incidence of burnout amongst its HCW. We undertook an observational, cross-sectional study at JNMCH, wherein the burnout data was collected from consenting doctors and staff nurses. Methodology: A 22-item questionnaire based on Maslach Burnout Inventory for HCW was randomly distributed to 60 doctors and nurses to assess the three domains of burnout: Emotional Exhaustion (EE), Depersonalization (DP), Sense of Low Personal achievement (LPA). For this project, Likert scale was used to assess the burnout response of doctors and nurses: 0: Never, 1: A few times a year or less, 2: Once a month or less, 3: A few times a month, 4: Once a week, 5: A few times a week, 6: Every day. With 8 dropouts, data could be collected from 52 HCW (30 doctors and 22 nurses) and analyzed using independent sample t-test. Results: Two important findings of this survey were: 1. Burnout issues were more common amongst doctors as compared to nurses. EE was of high category amongst doctors (30%) as compared to only 4.5 % amongst nurses. Similarly, the incidence of DP of moderate intensity was 23% amongst doctors as compared to none in nursing staff. LPA was of low intensity in both the groups. 2. Female doctors face a significantly higher incidence of EE & DP. as compared to male doctors. Conclusion: Burnout issue at JNMCH is 100 % of varying severity and is more prevalent amongst doctors as compared to staff nurses.