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March 13, 2026Open Access

The High Cost of Turnover in Canada's Healthcare System: A Financial and Leadership Blind Spot

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RDRaelynn Douglas

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Overview

Examines turnover costs in Canada's healthcare system, highlighting its financial impact and need for strategic retention efforts.

Key Points

  • This work aims to analyze the financial burdens caused by workforce turnover in Canada's healthcare system.
  • Utilized modelling from a capstone project at Rotman School of Management
  • Examined turnover costs across operational budgets
  • Analyzed the accumulation of replacement costs, productivity loss, and operational disruption
  • Turnover constitutes a significant financial drain on the healthcare system
  • Cost implications are often not consolidated, complicating assessments
  • Retention needs to be prioritized as a strategic financial concern rather than just a human resource issue

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Raelynn Douglas (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3abc502a1e69014ccceebhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18966154
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