Federal officials are warning that health worker burnout has reached crisis levels because of workplace harassment, punishing schedules and high levels of stress.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said health workers are suffering and now is the time to act.In its “Vital Signs” report, the CDC said that more than double the number of health workers reported harassment at work in 2022 compared to 2018, and that has led to poor mental health.The report showed that among health workers who reported being harassed, 85% are anxious, 60% are depressed and 81% are burned out. The CDC said workers who work 12-hour shifts compared to eight have more challenging jobs. With little flexibility in their schedules, forced overtime and constant stress, they tend to have worse mental health.The CDC said 44% of those who took the survey for the report said they were likely to look for a new job within the next year. “We’re in a culture where there’s a lot of stress in health care, and we really need to structure our organizations to be able to support the workforce and the struggles that everyone’s been having,” said Kristen Kraunelis, of the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester.The CDC said it’s looking for long-term systemic fixes. The agency said in the report that in order to improve mental health and decrease burnout in the workplace, workers should be able to modify working conditions and increase supervisor support.