During the formation of IH and the reduction and centralization of administration have the working requirements changed e.g. have contracts now increased the number of mandatory working hours or have the working hours remained the same and simply increased responsibilities of fewer personnel while maintaining the same working requirement?
If so, how is IH measuring and managing the effects of this restructure?
When HEU has been left with little or no increases in pay, increased demands and increased responsibilities, how does IH justify such wage increases?
1996 - Princeton was served by:
Dr. David Reid
Dr. John Bossomworth
Dr. Bernie Mason
Dr. John Adams
Dr. Douglas Reid
Dr. Michael Whittle
1 in 6 on call rotation
Active OR
Active Obgyn
Active Physio and Rehab
These allowed for all physicians to utilize their skill base
Health Care Community recognized that attrition would impact physician numbers and began actively recruiting.
OR was closed.
Obgyn was shut down
Beds were reduced
Physician recruited in subsequent years at their own expense:
Dr. Selig Wilansky - left unable to utilize anesthetics
Dr. Divi Chandra - left unable to deliver babies
Dr. Susan Erasmus - left arduous on-call roster
Dr. Koen Geerts & Dr. Leila Geerts - left unable to practice anaesthetics/deliveries, arduous on-call.
Dr. Mohammed Tariq - left due to arduous on-call
Average on-call rotation during this time frame was 1 in 3 to 1 in 4
Others were also recruited through Cascade Medical and have also left due for similar reasons.
It would seem apparent that due to the inability for physicians to practice their trades, retention and recruitment are now much more challenging, reducing physician manpower and increasing on-call demands.
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