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Year. >> reporter: thats 25% of the hospitals nurses. >> its across the board. i mean, most definitely, nursing, respiratory, but its also food and nutrition and custodial support and techs and, um, medical office assistants and registration. it is across the board. >> reporter: the remaining staff are fighting back death alongside their patients. there is no respite, not even for christmas. the unfortunate thing that everyone is realizing, including, of course, this exhausted staff inside these...

I dont want to leave. but i dont know if i can do it. where are you on that? >> im probably at the end of that spectrum as well. its trying, but this is my family, and this is my community. were the city of holy faith. its just been a lot. >> reporter: the untending pandemic surges have taken a toll. >> we have lost 110 nurses this year. >> reporter: thats 25% of the hospitals nurses. >> its across the board. i mean most definitely nursing, respiratory, but its also food and nutrition and custod...

>> yes. and no. i wish i had gotten vaccinated sooner. i wouldnt be here. thats the regret. >> reporter: i talked to a lot of doctors and nurses and heard a lot of people say, i dont want to retire. i dont want to leave. but i dont know if i can do it. where are you? >> im probably at the end of that spectrum as well. its straining. but i just -- this is my family. and this is my community. were the city of holy faith. its just been a lot. >> reporter: the unending pandemic surges have taken a t...

And registration. it is across the board. >> reporter: the remaining staff are fighting back death alongside their patients. there is no respite. not even for christmas. kate, i cannot tell you or emphasize this enough. it is really hard to see doctors and nurses and respiratory therapists breaking down in front of you. i am a complete stranger, but they are so overwhelmed with so much suffering. and now theyll be there for christmas because there just are too many people who are so severely sic...

Nutrition and custodial support and techs and medical office assistants and registration. it is across the board. >> reporter: the remaining staff are fighting back death alongside their patients. there is no respite, not even for christmas. >> theyve been seeing over this time a couple patients a day who just dont make it. there is another statistic that is really troublesome. this is across the country. about 25% of those who end up on ventilators are the only one to survive. were talking abou...