My state has mandated no elective surgery until June 15

Apr 10, 2020
10:46:13am

SouthAnch Starter

I've done 2 cases sense the mandate went into effect March 15. Clinic is essential only too. Telemedicine now is 7-8 hours 2x week. I'm beginning to feel like I'm retired.

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SouthAnch

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Some hospitals I’m hearing may cut RN/MD salaries because they aren’t generating

SouthernBlueBlood

4/10/20 9:58am

My heart goes out to the poor doctors

Croweater

4/10/20 10:00am

If you consider how many years they sacrificed to get there I think we can have

SouthernBlueBlood

4/10/20 10:02am

Probably more of an investment of time and energy than a sacrifice.

Magic8Ball

4/10/20 10:35am

I am always willing to pick on MD’s. They often have inflated opinions

SouthernBlueBlood

4/10/20 10:45am

If eating nothing but rice and beans for a decade, sleeping 4-5 hours a night for a decade,

unctoothman

4/10/20 12:16pm

I like how that posters that are docs give you thumbs up but not me for

SouthernBlueBlood

4/10/20 12:31pm

I get your point, but I don't really think now is a good time to be crapping all over doctors.

Virginia Ute

4/10/20 10:22am

With all the money that goes into the health system, it's pretty annoying that

fbguru

4/10/20 10:56am

What kinds of things do you think doctors should have done to prevent this? LOL.

Virginia Ute

4/10/20 11:10am

Wow.. just wow.

flyzag

4/10/20 11:32am

Already happened at IHC in Utah

BlueFrog

4/10/20 10:01am

Across the board? Did C-Suite take a cut as well? I’m curious

SouthernBlueBlood

4/10/20 10:02am

Yep. I think it was APPs and docs.

cougfanblue

4/10/20 10:04am

No cuts have happened yet at IHC. It is for those doctors and specialists that

DJROSS

4/10/20 10:09am

Also many impacted are getting options to be redeployed such as my DIL who took

DJROSS

4/10/20 10:12am

They've actually restructured contracts for doctors who would be getting nothing

CaliWG

4/10/20 10:37am

And when they turn the spigot back on in two weeks after we are back to normal

DJROSS

4/10/20 10:03am

I'm curious where you got your crystal ball?

flyzag

4/10/20 11:33am

Not a crystal ball. Just paying attention to the curves in Europe as well as

DJROSS

4/10/20 11:54am

crazy what happens when you shut down the planet.

blackandblue

4/10/20 10:06am

It's almost unbelievable how much this is hurting hospitals/healthcare industry.

Mr. Scoobs

4/10/20 10:07am

Already happened to me. 30% pay cut.

Dr MoBYU

4/10/20 10:08am

Did they say it’s permanent or temporary for a undetermined time frame?

SouthernBlueBlood

4/10/20 10:09am

They are being careful with verbiage. No promises either way. One can hope.

Dr MoBYU

4/10/20 10:14am

I’m 100% rvu based so I’m at about 5-10% income right now

cougfanz

4/10/20 10:33am

Oh man. That really sucks. We need to cut bait on this thing soon.

Dr MoBYU

4/10/20 11:03am

CARES act bailout payments have started today

cougfanz

4/10/20 12:31pm

Our physician owned ASC was approved today.

SouthAnch

4/10/20 1:14pm

The ridiculous thing is some of us have made the hospital a lot

cougfanz

4/10/20 10:16am

Cut the fat!!

Dr MoBYU

4/10/20 10:19am

Only positive in a lot of this is the media/public has gotten a glimpse

cougfanz

4/10/20 10:21am

Agreed.The recent VA expose seems to have helped a little. Maybe this can help 2

Dr MoBYU

4/10/20 10:25am

My wife is a PA for a primary care/urgent care clinic that is owned

Superman21

4/10/20 10:27am

This is happening all over. And many decision makers are keeping a forced shut down of all elective procedures well

specsauce

4/10/20 10:30am

My state has mandated no elective surgery until June 15

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