Nearly three years after hospitals and their workers found themselves on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, Wisconsin hospitals are struggling to address both new and ongoing challenges.

Some are ripple effects of COVID-19, while others have emerged as surging inflation and seasonal illnesses pose new challenges.

They include worker shortages and staff burnout, an earlier than expected arrival of flu that’s complicated by the presence of other respiratory diseases, and rising costs.

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