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Most health care execs fear added worker demands could increase injuries: Sentry - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Most health care execs fear added worker demands could increase injuries: Sentry by Louise Esola Workers Comp Coverage , Workplace Safety May 18, 2026 Sixty-three percent of health care executives worry that added demands on employees could lead to more workplace injuries, as labor shortages and heavier workloads strain the sector, according to a report released Monday by Sentry Insurance. The insurer’s 2026 “C-Suite Stress Index: Healthcare,” based on a Wakefield Research survey of 1,250 U.S. executives, including 111 from health care organizations, found that health care workers are being asked to do more with less. Fifty-one percent of health care executives said employees are being asked to work longer hours or take fewer breaks, compared with 44% of all respondents. Fifty-four percent said workers are performing tasks outside their current roles, compared with 44% overall, and 39% said they are shortening training cycles to move workers into operational roles faster. More than half of health care executives, 52%, said they have asked employees to increase output beyond current expectations. The report warned that requiring employees to increase output while already above capacity because of understaffing could create “compounding — and potentially dangerous — consequences.” Health care executives also cited labor shortages as a top threat, with 41% identifying staffing shortages among their leading concerns for 2026. The report said those pressures, combined with an aging workforce and greater demand for health care services, could create conditions for more costly workers compensation claims. More than three-quarters of health care executives, 77%, said they plan to increase investments in worker safety in 2026, including 23% who plan significant increases. Ninety-six percent said they plan to reevaluate their business insurance policies this year. 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