Hospital replacing psychiatrists with NPs?

Sacred Heart to lay off 8 psychiatric physicians in move to cut costs, change care model Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center will lay off eight physicians caring for psychiatric patients, in a move that is anticipated to save between $2 million and $4 million and help the hospital's health care workers meet a need in the community beyond its doors. www.spokesman.com Like a hospital administrator told me in my last job, no matter what the politicians say about increasing resources to treat mental illness, the funding is never there. I think also hidden in this story is that the admin is going to be able make the Psych NPs work the way they want them to. One challenge with doctors is they tend to have more autonomy and are much less likely to stand by... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums