this is a dump the garbage can in the locker room intermission. One team came to play, won every puck and physical battle. The other team...is at home.
Docs with 2-3 hour breaks? You must mean between 10 hour shifts!
Physicians have to work really hard these days to make enough $ to make getting that MD worthwhile. Any doc making north of $300k works for it...
and many making $90-$150k work even more!
Altru's tertiary care partner is Mayo. Sanford is trying to compete with Mayo. The affiliate agreement with Mayo kept decision making local while establishing a defined specialty relationship with one of the world leaders in care. Keeping operational and financial decision making local was key. A system that loses local decision autonomy becomes beholden to the mothership. As for provider comp, the general rule of thumb is that communities like GF actually have to pay more than more "cosmopolitan" communities in order to attract talent. A strong, independently managed Altru is tremendously important to the viability of the community. Its economic impact to the region is tremendous as it brings in substantial federal dollars and provides thousands of jobs across income bands and skill sets. They in turn spend money thus creating more jobs.
I ran from my dad's old car parked on University Avenue to the old winter sports garden 81-89ish,,,we had half season tickets. glory days...so much fun. would give a million bucks to run with my dad in 20 below to see Archie circa 83 again
judgment is the driver of the calls both ways...I get paid for judgment...lots...well more than GFHockey...call it consistent. Have good judgment.
For the record, I have 2 degrees from Minnesota. It is not green glasses.