short-staffed

adjective

: having fewer than the usual number of people available

The department is short-staffed.

a short-staffed hospital

Examples of short-staffed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the past two years nurses in California and New York City have staged demonstrations to draw attention to unregulated algorithmic tools entering the health-care system, arguing that while hospitals invest in AI the bedside remains dangerously short-staffed. —Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026

This left a critical unit short-staffed during one of the highest profile searches in PCSD history and during the busiest time of year for Search and Rescue. —Peter D'abrosca , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026

Patients wait or are turned away Across the nation, psychiatric hospitals are short-staffed and consistently turn away patients or leave them waiting with few or no treatment options. —Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025

Both centers are already short-staffed. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2025

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