Nearly 1 in 4 physicians (22%) know a colleague who committed suicide and 58% of physicians say they've shown symptoms of burnout, according to a new survey released Thursday by The Physicians Foundation.

Physicians are reporting feelings of burnout at high levels as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the not-for-profit Physicians Foundation.

When COVID-19 hit in March hospitals ended elective surgeries and people stopped going to the doctor for routine procedures. Even though things have begun to open up again, doctors offices are still struggling to make up the lost revenue.

Six months into the COVID-19 crisis, its impact on physicians is becoming clearer. In its latest Survey of American Physicians, The Physicians Foundation focused on how the pandemic is affecting doctors’ livelihoods, practices, and views of the profession’s future.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to redesign how we care for patients in the wake of a dangerous and very contagious disease. Telemedicine and related forms of virtual care have increased access, improved quality, decreased cost, and opened the window for new technologies to support better care.

A new survey from the Physicians Foundation took responses from 3,513 physicians to learn their experience of COVID-19.

Russell Libby, MD, says the Physicians Foundation is constantly reassessing how to help doctors implement and benefit from telemedicine.

This is an extraordinarily difficult time to be a physician. As the leaders of state medical societies and board members of The Physicians Foundation, we represent primary care physicians and specialists across the country, in blue and red states.

NBC News’ Dasha Burns speaks to doctors who are facing pay cuts as they continue to treat severely ill patients during the coronavirus pandemic.