Call responsibilities

[Ronald Gross]

Hi John,

For the record, my name is Ron gross and I'm a workaholic.  OK, now having said that, I believe that 5 calls per month is optimal, and that 6 or 7 is what I would call my maximum, especially taking in house call.  And no, I don't see that going home the morning after being on call is an option - although it would be really nice.  However, one day the government is gonna wake up and realize (1) that the 80 hour work week has made being a resident such an easy job, and (2) someone has to pick up the slack they have left - and that would be us attendings!!  At that point, I suspect that the government ("I'm from the government and I'm here to help" - yeah, that government) will intervene and dictate our hours as well.

And OBTW - no, we do not get paid to take call.

Ron

>>> "Schulz, John" <pjschu at bpthosp.org> 12/4/2007 2:46 PM >>>
Folks,
I'm trying to benchmark expectations for nights on call for the members
of my group based on practices around the country. We're a small group
that does
 
1) All SICU staffing and call
2) 75% of Trauma call (Level II)
3) All critical burn care (ABA verified. 310 admissions per year)
4) 80% of burn operative care
5) about 50% of emergency general surgery in the hospital.
 
For the other section/division heads out there: how many nights on call
per month do you guys expect from your group members? For everybody: how
many nights per month on call do you think is optimal (none is not an
option)? Do you go home the night after being on call in house? Are you
paid an incentive for taking Trauma call?
 
 
Any and all input will be welcome.
 
Thanks,
John Schulz
Assoc Chair Dept Surg and 
Chief, Trauma/Burns/SCC
Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport, CT 06610
 
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