"Our services are provided by physicians, so physicians feel comfortable reaching out to get answers to their questions," Best says. "A physician's stress is also greater than the general population's. There's not enough time in the day for them to effectively be a physician and have a personal life. We bring in resources that are key to helping physicians resolve issue in their professional and personal lives."

Over the years, PWS has researched in-depth the issues facing doctors and nurses. Obviously, the demand for health care puts a crunch on their time, but Best also says some physicians experience compassion fatigue, where their feelings aren't aligned with the reasons they went into medicine. 

Other doctors and nurses struggle to work with medical professionals and communicate effectively with them in a team environment. Assistance can even boil down to help learning how to use new technology in their hospitals, clinics or offices.  

"Stress and burn-out are epidemic," adds Lori Brostrom, vice president of marketing at Physician Wellness Services. "Some of the comments are just heartbreaking as they struggle to deal with work-life balance. They're more prone to depression … Time is an issue and there's lots of carryover into their personal lives. Finding time to take care of themselves is key. A lot of them don't have physicians themselves."