By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — Hospital staffing issues appear to be here for the long run. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, hospital workers have been leaving their jobs in droves. According to a new survey, that’s likely to increase. AKASA, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) for health care operations, conducted a survey that found that 57 percent of health systems and hospitals have more than 100 open positions to fill. Also, one in four health care finance leaders said they need to hire more than 20 employees to reach full staff levels. “If you …