The moral ethics of doctors still seems to hold true. A recent article in the New York Times discusses the disparency between "office hours" and actual hours a doctor or nurse dedicates to their profession. 

"If doctors and nurses clocked out when their paid hours were finished, the effect on patients would be calamitous...t he demands on medical professionals have escalated relentlessly in the past few decades, without a commensurate expansion of time and resources. The medical complexity per patient - the number and severity of chronic conditions -  has steadily increased , meaning that medical encounters are becoming ever more involved. They typically include more illnesses to treat, more medications to administer, more complications to handle - all in the same-length office or hospital visit."

Despite the limited time frame for each patient, most doctors and nurses find it impossible to walk away from completing a patient's health care knowing it could endanger their outcome. 

"The World Health Organization recognized the serious effects of burnout from chronic workplace stress. Burnout levels among doctors are at new high and increasing relentlessly. Burnout among nurses is similarly rising and is highest among those on the front line of patient care.  Health care is by no means perfect, but what good exists is because of individuals who strive to do the right thing."

Is there a solution?  Read full article.